Colour

#D8BD6A

#D8BD6A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#D8BD6A is a yellow with RGB values 216, 189, 106 and HSL 45°, 59%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#D8BD6A

RGBrgb(216, 189, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7412, 0.4157

RGB percentages84.7%, 74.1%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(45.3, 58.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 50.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 12.5%, 50.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,204,266

CSS custom property--colour: #D8BD6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#274295

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDBA63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C26Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E7B1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.6 Khaki · ΔE 15.3 Burlywood · ΔE 17.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Navajo white · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A85D8

Analogous#D8866A, #BCD86A

Triadic#6AD8BD, #BD6AD8

Split complementary#6ABCD8, #866AD8

Tetradic#6AD886, #6A85D8, #D86ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F3E3

Lighter +20%#EDE1BB

Lighter +10%#E3CF92

Darker −10%#CDAB42

Darker −20%#AE8F2E

Darker −30%#866E23

Darker −40%#5E4D18

More saturated +25%#F0C953

Less saturated −25%#C1B182

Channel breakdown

R216

G189

B106

Red216 (84.7%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue45.27°

Saturation (HSL)58.51%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G BD · B 6A

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