Colour

#D7CC8C

#D7CC8C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D7CC8C is a yellow with RGB values 215, 204, 140 and HSL 51°, 48%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#D7CC8C

RGBrgb(215, 204, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8, 0.549

RGB percentages84.3%, 80%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(51.2, 48.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 34.9%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 34.9%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,142,604

CSS custom property--colour: #D7CC8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#283373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C887no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBCD8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E2C3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10 Dark khaki · ΔE 10.6 Burlywood · ΔE 13.8 Wheat · ΔE 14.1 Navajo white · ΔE 14.1 Moccasin · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8C97D7

Analogous#D7A78C, #BCD78C

Triadic#8CD7CC, #CC8CD7

Split complementary#8CBCD7, #A78CD7

Tetradic#8CD7A7, #8C97D7, #D78CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#F1EED8

Lighter +10%#E4DDB2

Darker −10%#CABB66

Darker −20%#BCAA41

Darker −30%#968834

Darker −40%#706527

More saturated +25%#EADA79

Less saturated −25%#C4BE9F

Channel breakdown

R215

G204

B140

Red215 (84.3%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue51.2°

Saturation (HSL)48.39%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G CC · B 8C

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