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Recognised as Colour

#D6DDAC

  • #D6DDAC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D6DDAC is a yellow with RGB values 214, 221, 172 and HSL 69°, 42%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D6DDAC#D6DDAC
HEX#D6DDAC
RGBrgb(214, 221, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8667, 0.6745
RGB percentages83.9%, 86.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(68.6, 41.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 22.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK3.2%, 0%, 22.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,081,452
CSS custom property--colour: #D6DDAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.8:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#292253

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4D8A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D9AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD7D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.3Wheat · ΔE 12.3Moccasin · ΔE 14.2Blanched almond · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3ACDD
Analogous#DDCBAC, #BEDDAC
Triadic#ACD6DD, #DDACD6
Split complementary#ACBEDD, #CBACDD
Tetradic#ACDDCC, #B3ACDD, #DDACBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBF4
Lighter +10%#E8ECD0
Darker −10%#C4CE88
Darker −20%#B2BF64
Darker −30%#9CAA46
Darker −40%#7B8637
More saturated +25%#E0EC9D
Less saturated −25%#CCCEBB

Channel breakdown

R214
G221
B172
Red214 (83.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue68.57°
Saturation (HSL)41.88%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G DD · B AC

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