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Colour

#D6D998

  • #D6D998
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D6D998 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 217, 152 and HSL 63°, 46%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D6D998#D6D998
HEX#D6D998
RGBrgb(214, 217, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.851, 0.5961
RGB percentages83.9%, 85.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(62.8, 46.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.8, 30%, 85.1%)
CMYK1.4%, 0%, 30%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,080,408
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#292667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3D394no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D69Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DFD1C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.2Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1Khaki · ΔE 14.4Wheat · ΔE 15.4Moccasin · ΔE 16Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B98D9
Analogous#D9BB98, #B5D998
Triadic#98D6D9, #D998D6
Split complementary#98B6D9, #BB98D9
Tetradic#98D9BB, #9B98D9, #D998B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F4E3
Lighter +10%#E5E7BD
Darker −10%#C7CB73
Darker −20%#B8BE4D
Darker −30%#999E3A
Darker −40%#75792C
More saturated +25%#E6EB86
Less saturated −25%#C6C7AA

Channel breakdown

R214
G217
B152
Red214 (83.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue62.77°
Saturation (HSL)46.1%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G D9 · B 98

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