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Recognised as Colour

#D6E56B

  • #D6E56B
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#D6E56B is a yellow with RGB values 214, 229, 107 and HSL 67°, 70%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D6E56B#D6E56B
HEX#D6E56B
RGBrgb(214, 229, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.898, 0.4196
RGB percentages83.9%, 89.8%, 42%
HSLhsl(67.4, 70.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.4, 53.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK6.6%, 0%, 53.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,083,435
CSS custom property--colour: #D6E56B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71396WCAG 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 15.28:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#291A94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DB5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DD72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E2DACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.7Yellow green · ΔE 21.9Dark khaki · ΔE 26.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.9Light green · ΔE 31.7Pale green · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A6BE5
Analogous#E5B76B, #99E56B
Triadic#6BD6E5, #E56BD6
Split complementary#6B99E5, #B76BE5
Tetradic#6BE5B7, #7A6BE5, #E56B99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCED
Lighter +20%#EEF4C2
Lighter +10%#E2ED96
Darker −10%#CADD40
Darker −20%#B3C723
Darker −30%#8C9C1B
Darker −40%#657014
More saturated +25%#E6FB55
Less saturated −25%#C6CF81

Channel breakdown

R214
G229
B107
Red214 (83.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue67.38°
Saturation (HSL)70.11%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G E5 · B 6B

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