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Recognised as Colour

#D7D7C5

  • #D7D7C5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D7D7C5 is a yellow with RGB values 215, 215, 197 and HSL 60°, 18%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D7D7C5#D7D7C5
HEX#D7D7C5
RGBrgb(215, 215, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8431, 0.7725
RGB percentages84.3%, 84.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(60, 18.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 8.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 8.4%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,145,477
CSS custom property--colour: #D7D7C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#28283A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD5C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBD6C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DAD4D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 9.5Gainsboro · ΔE 9.7Antique white · ΔE 9.9Beige · ΔE 10.9Linen · ΔE 11.3Old lace · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5C5D7
Analogous#D7CEC5, #CED7C5
Triadic#C5D7D7, #D7C5D7
Split complementary#C5CED7, #CEC5D7
Tetradic#C5D7CE, #C5C5D7, #D7C5CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECECE3
Darker −10%#C2C2A7
Darker −20%#ADAD89
Darker −30%#99996A
Darker −40%#7B7B55
More saturated +25%#E3E3B9
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R215
G215
B197
Red215 (84.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)18.37%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR D7 · G D7 · B C5

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