Recognised as Colour
#D8D0A8
- #D8D0A8
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D8D0A8 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 208, 168 and HSL 50°, 38%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D8D0A8#D8D0A8
HEX#D8D0A8
RGBrgb(216, 208, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8157, 0.6588
RGB percentages84.7%, 81.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(50, 38.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 22.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 22.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,209,192
CSS custom property--colour: #D8D0A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#272F57
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8B0D8
Analogous#D8B8A8, #C8D8A8
Triadic#A8D8D0, #D0A8D8
Split complementary#A8C8D8, #B8A8D8
Tetradic#A8D8B8, #A8B0D8, #D8A8C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G208
B168
Red216 (84.7%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G D0 · B A8
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