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Recognised as Colour

#D6D0B3

  • #D6D0B3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#D6D0B3 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 208, 179 and HSL 50°, 30%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#D6D0B3#D6D0B3
HEX#D6D0B3
RGBrgb(214, 208, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8157, 0.702
RGB percentages83.9%, 81.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(49.7, 29.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 16.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 16.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,078,131
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D0B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#292F4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6CEB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D0B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DCCCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 11.5Blanched almond · ΔE 11.9Bisque · ΔE 11.9Antique white · ΔE 12Papaya whip · ΔE 12.5Beige · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B9D6
Analogous#D6BFB3, #CBD6B3
Triadic#B3D6D0, #D0B3D6
Split complementary#B3CBD6, #BFB3D6
Tetradic#B3D6BE, #B3B9D6, #D6B3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF9F5
Lighter +10%#E8E4D4
Darker −10%#C4BC92
Darker −20%#B2A771
Darker −30%#9C9054
Darker −40%#7B7142
More saturated +25%#E5DAA4
Less saturated −25%#C7C6C2

Channel breakdown

R214
G208
B179
Red214 (83.9%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue49.71°
Saturation (HSL)29.91%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G D0 · B B3

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