Colour

#D6CF55

#D6CF55
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#D6CF55 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 207, 85 and HSL 57°, 61%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#D6CF55

RGBrgb(214, 207, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8118, 0.3333

RGB percentages83.9%, 81.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(56.7, 61.1%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 60.3%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 3.3%, 60.3%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,077,781

CSS custom property--colour: #D6CF55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#2930AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CD5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E5C2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.4 Yellow green · ΔE 26.7 Gold · ΔE 29.8 Olive · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#555CD6

Analogous#D68F55, #9DD655

Triadic#55D6CF, #CF55D6

Split complementary#559CD6, #8F55D6

Tetradic#55D68F, #555CD6, #D6559C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFDF9

Lighter +30%#F4F2D0

Lighter +20%#EAE6A7

Lighter +10%#E0DB7E

Darker −10%#C8C030

Darker −20%#9F9826

Darker −30%#76711C

Darker −40%#4D4912

More saturated +25%#F0E73B

Less saturated −25%#BCB76F

Channel breakdown

R214

G207

B85

Red214 (83.9%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue56.74°

Saturation (HSL)61.14%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G CF · B 55

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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