Colour

#D8C86B

#D8C86B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#D8C86B is a yellow with RGB values 216, 200, 107 and HSL 51°, 58%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D8C86B#D8C86B

HEX#D8C86B

RGBrgb(216, 200, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7843, 0.4196

RGB percentages84.7%, 78.4%, 42%

HSLhsl(51.2, 58.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 50.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 50.5%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,207,083

CSS custom property--colour: #D8C86B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#273794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C363no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCCA6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E6BCB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 11.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.4 Burlywood · ΔE 22.8 Navajo white · ΔE 24.8 Moccasin · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B7BD8

Analogous#D8916B, #B2D86B

Triadic#6BD8C8, #C86BD8

Split complementary#6BB2D8, #916BD8

Tetradic#6BD891, #6B7BD8, #D86BB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F5E4

Lighter +20%#EDE6BC

Lighter +10%#E3D793

Darker −10%#CDB943

Darker −20%#AF9C2E

Darker −30%#877823

Darker −40%#5E5419

More saturated +25%#EFD954

Less saturated −25%#C1B782

Channel breakdown

R216

G200

B107

Red216 (84.7%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue51.19°

Saturation (HSL)58.29%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G C8 · B 6B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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