Colour

#D6D9BD

#D6D9BD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Beige

#D6D9BD is a yellow with RGB values 214, 217, 189 and HSL 66°, 27%, 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 Beige.

Colour values

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HEX#D6D9BD

RGBrgb(214, 217, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.851, 0.7412

RGB percentages83.9%, 85.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(66.4, 26.9%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.4, 12.9%, 85.1%)

CMYK1.4%, 0%, 12.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,080,445

CSS custom property--colour: #D6D9BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.52:1

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

Contrast with black14.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#292642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED6BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DED7BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DAD5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 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 text14.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 10.4 Antique white · ΔE 11.2 Papaya whip · ΔE 11.7 Blanched almond · ΔE 11.9 Cornsilk · ΔE 12.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.9

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0BDD9

Analogous#D9CEBD, #C8D9BD

Triadic#BDD6D9, #D9BDD6

Split complementary#BDC8D9, #CEBDD9

Tetradic#BDD9CE, #C0BDD9, #D9BDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFE

Lighter +10%#EAECDD

Darker −10%#C2C69D

Darker −20%#AEB47C

Darker −30%#99A15C

Darker −40%#7A804A

More saturated +25%#E0E6B0

Less saturated −25%#CCCCCA

Channel breakdown

R214

G217

B189

Red214 (83.9%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue66.43°

Saturation (HSL)26.92%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR D6 · G D9 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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