Colour
#D6D8CB
- #D6D8CB
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#D6D8CB is a yellow with RGB values 214, 216, 203 and HSL 69°, 14%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#D6D8CB#D6D8CB
HEX#D6D8CB
RGBrgb(214, 216, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8471, 0.7961
RGB percentages83.9%, 84.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(69.2, 14.3%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.2, 6%, 84.7%)
CMYK0.9%, 0%, 6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,080,203
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D8CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#292734
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDCBD8
Analogous#D8D3CB, #D0D8CB
Triadic#CBD6D8, #D8CBD6
Split complementary#CBD0D8, #D3CBD8
Tetradic#CBD8D3, #CDCBD8, #D8CBD0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G216
B203
Red214 (83.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue69.23°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G D8 · B CB
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