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Recognised as Colour

#D6DB9C

  • #D6DB9C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D6DB9C is a yellow with RGB values 214, 219, 156 and HSL 65°, 47%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D6DB9C#D6DB9C
HEX#D6DB9C
RGBrgb(214, 219, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8588, 0.6118
RGB percentages83.9%, 85.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(64.8, 46.7%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.8, 28.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 28.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,080,924
CSS custom property--colour: #D6DB9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.47:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#292463

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5D598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D79Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DED4CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 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 text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Wheat · ΔE 15.1Dark khaki · ΔE 15.4Khaki · ΔE 15.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.8Moccasin · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19CDB
Analogous#DBC19C, #B7DB9C
Triadic#9CD6DB, #DB9CD6
Split complementary#9CB6DB, #C19CDB
Tetradic#9CDBC1, #A19CDB, #DB9CB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F6E7
Lighter +10%#E5E9C1
Darker −10%#C7CD77
Darker −20%#B7C051
Darker −30%#9BA33B
Darker −40%#777D2E
More saturated +25%#E4EC8B
Less saturated −25%#C8CAAD

Channel breakdown

R214
G219
B156
Red214 (83.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue64.76°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G DB · B 9C

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