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Recognised as Colour

#D7D796

  • #D7D796
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D7D796 is a yellow with RGB values 215, 215, 150 and HSL 60°, 45%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D7D796#D7D796
HEX#D7D796
RGBrgb(215, 215, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8431, 0.5882
RGB percentages84.3%, 84.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(60, 44.8%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 30.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 30.2%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,145,430
CSS custom property--colour: #D7D796;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#282869

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1D292no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E0CFC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.1Dark khaki · ΔE 13.4Khaki · ΔE 14.1Wheat · ΔE 14.9Moccasin · ΔE 15.5Navajo white · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9696D7
Analogous#D7B696, #B6D796
Triadic#96D7D7, #D796D7
Split complementary#96B6D7, #B696D7
Tetradic#96D7B6, #9696D7, #D796B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3E0
Lighter +10%#E5E5BB
Darker −10%#C9C971
Darker −20%#BBBB4C
Darker −30%#9A9A3A
Darker −40%#75752C
More saturated +25%#E9E984
Less saturated −25%#C5C5A8

Channel breakdown

R215
G215
B150
Red215 (84.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)44.83%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR D7 · G D7 · B 96

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