Colour
#D7CE9E
- #D7CE9E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D7CE9E is a yellow with RGB values 215, 206, 158 and HSL 51°, 42%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D7CE9E#D7CE9E
HEX#D7CE9E
RGBrgb(215, 206, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8078, 0.6196
RGB percentages84.3%, 80.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(50.5, 41.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 26.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 26.5%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,143,134
CSS custom property--colour: #D7CE9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.21:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#283161
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EA7D7
Analogous#D7B29E, #C3D79E
Triadic#9ED7CE, #CE9ED7
Split complementary#9EC3D7, #B29ED7
Tetradic#9ED7B2, #9EA7D7, #D79EC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G206
B158
Red215 (84.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue50.53°
Saturation (HSL)41.61%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G CE · B 9E
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