Colour
#D7CD9D
- #D7CD9D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D7CD9D is a yellow with RGB values 215, 205, 157 and HSL 50°, 42%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D7CD9D#D7CD9D
HEX#D7CD9D
RGBrgb(215, 205, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8039, 0.6157
RGB percentages84.3%, 80.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(49.7, 42%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 27%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 27%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,142,877
CSS custom property--colour: #D7CD9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#283262
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA7D7
Analogous#D7B09D, #C4D79D
Triadic#9DD7CD, #CD9DD7
Split complementary#9DC4D7, #B09DD7
Tetradic#9DD7B0, #9DA7D7, #D79DC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G205
B157
Red215 (84.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue49.66°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G CD · B 9D
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