Recognised as Colour
#D8CCA8
- #D8CCA8
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D8CCA8 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 204, 168 and HSL 45°, 38%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D8CCA8#D8CCA8
HEX#D8CCA8
RGBrgb(216, 204, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8, 0.6588
RGB percentages84.7%, 80%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(45, 38.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 22.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 22.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,208,168
CSS custom property--colour: #D8CCA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#273357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8B4D8
Analogous#D8B4A8, #CCD8A8
Triadic#A8D8CC, #CCA8D8
Split complementary#A8CCD8, #B4A8D8
Tetradic#A8D8B4, #A8B4D8, #D8A8CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G204
B168
Red216 (84.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G CC · B A8
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