Recognised as Colour

#D6D8C2

#D6D8C2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#D6D8C2 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 216, 194 and HSL 65°, 22%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#D6D8C2#D6D8C2

HEX#D6D8C2

RGBrgb(214, 216, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8471, 0.7608

RGB percentages83.9%, 84.7%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(65.5, 22%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 10.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK0.9%, 0%, 10.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,080,194

CSS custom property--colour: #D6D8C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#29273D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCD6C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCD6C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D9D5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 10.3 Beige · ΔE 10.4 Light grey · ΔE 11.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 11.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7 Old lace · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4C2D8

Analogous#D8CFC2, #CBD8C2

Triadic#C2D6D8, #D8C2D6

Split complementary#C2CBD8, #CFC2D8

Tetradic#C2D8CF, #C4C2D8, #D8C2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBECE1

Darker −10%#C1C4A3

Darker −20%#ACB084

Darker −30%#979C65

Darker −40%#7A7E50

More saturated +25%#E0E5B6

Less saturated −25%#CDCDCD

Channel breakdown

R214

G216

B194

Red214 (83.9%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue65.45°

Saturation (HSL)22%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR D6 · G D8 · B C2

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Colour values

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