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Recognised as Colour

#D7C489

  • #D7C489
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#D7C489 is a yellow with RGB values 215, 196, 137 and HSL 45°, 49%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#D7C489#D7C489
HEX#D7C489
RGBrgb(215, 196, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7686, 0.5373
RGB percentages84.3%, 76.9%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(45.4, 49.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 36.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 36.3%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,140,553
CSS custom property--colour: #D7C489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#283B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0C285no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C78Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E3BBB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 9.4Tan · ΔE 11.2Dark khaki · ΔE 11.7Navajo white · ΔE 12.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13Wheat · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899CD7
Analogous#D79D89, #C3D789
Triadic#89D7C4, #C489D7
Split complementary#89C3D7, #9D89D7
Tetradic#89D79D, #899CD7, #D789C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFB
Lighter +20%#F1EAD5
Lighter +10%#E4D7AF
Darker −10%#CAB163
Darker −20%#BB9D3F
Darker −30%#957D32
Darker −40%#6F5D25
More saturated +25%#EBCE75
Less saturated −25%#C3BA9D

Channel breakdown

R215
G196
B137
Red215 (84.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue45.38°
Saturation (HSL)49.37%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G C4 · B 89

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