Recognised as Colour

#D6D6B2

#D6D6B2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#D6D6B2 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 214, 178 and HSL 60°, 31%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#D6D6B2#D6D6B2

HEX#D6D6B2

RGBrgb(214, 214, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8392, 0.698

RGB percentages83.9%, 83.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(60, 30.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 16.8%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 16.8%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,079,666

CSS custom property--colour: #D6D6B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#29294D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCD3B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDD4B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DCD1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 10.7 Blanched almond · ΔE 12.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.7 Beige · ΔE 12.7 Bisque · ΔE 12.7 Papaya whip · ΔE 13

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2B2D6

Analogous#D6C4B2, #C4D6B2

Triadic#B2D6D6, #D6B2D6

Split complementary#B2C4D6, #C4B2D6

Tetradic#B2D6C4, #B2B2D6, #D6B2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F9F5

Lighter +10%#E8E8D3

Darker −10%#C4C491

Darker −20%#B3B36F

Darker −30%#9C9C53

Darker −40%#7B7B41

More saturated +25%#E5E5A3

Less saturated −25%#C7C7C1

Channel breakdown

R214

G214

B178

Red214 (83.9%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)30.51%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR D6 · G D6 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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