Recognised as Colour
#D7C470
- #D7C470
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#D7C470 is a yellow with RGB values 215, 196, 112 and HSL 49°, 56%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#D7C470#D7C470
HEX#D7C470
RGBrgb(215, 196, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7686, 0.4392
RGB percentages84.3%, 76.9%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(48.9, 56.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 47.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 47.9%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,140,528
CSS custom property--colour: #D7C470;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#283B8F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7083D7
Analogous#D79170, #B6D770
Triadic#70D7C4, #C470D7
Split complementary#70B6D7, #9170D7
Tetradic#70D791, #7083D7, #D770B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G196
B112
Red215 (84.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue48.93°
Saturation (HSL)56.28%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G C4 · B 70
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