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Recognised as Colour

#D8C15E

  • #D8C15E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#D8C15E is a yellow with RGB values 216, 193, 94 and HSL 49°, 61%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#D8C15E#D8C15E
HEX#D8C15E
RGBrgb(216, 193, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7569, 0.3686
RGB percentages84.7%, 75.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(48.7, 61%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 56.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 56.5%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,205,278
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C15E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#273EA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BD54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C562no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E7B4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.4Khaki · ΔE 14.9Goldenrod · ΔE 22.2Burlywood · ΔE 24.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E75D8
Analogous#D8845E, #B2D85E
Triadic#5ED8C1, #C15ED8
Split complementary#5EB2D8, #845ED8
Tetradic#5ED884, #5E75D8, #D85EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F0D9
Lighter +20%#ECE1B0
Lighter +10%#E2D187
Darker −10%#CEB135
Darker −20%#A79029
Darker −30%#7E6C1F
Darker −40%#554915
More saturated +25%#F1D145
Less saturated −25%#BFB177

Channel breakdown

R216
G193
B94
Red216 (84.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue48.69°
Saturation (HSL)61%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G C1 · B 5E

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