Colour

#D8D68B

#D8D68B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D8D68B is a yellow with RGB values 216, 214, 139 and HSL 58°, 50%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8D68B#D8D68B

HEX#D8D68B

RGBrgb(216, 214, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8392, 0.5451

RGB percentages84.7%, 83.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(58.4, 49.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.4, 35.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 35.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,210,699

CSS custom property--colour: #D8D68B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#272974

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2D086no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4D48Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E3CDC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.9 Khaki · ΔE 9.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 11.2 Navajo white · ΔE 18.4 Moccasin · ΔE 18.5 Wheat · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B8DD8

Analogous#D8B08B, #B4D88B

Triadic#8BD8D6, #D68BD8

Split complementary#8BB4D8, #B08BD8

Tetradic#8BD8AF, #8B8DD8, #D88BB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#F2F1D7

Lighter +10%#E5E3B1

Darker −10%#CBC965

Darker −20%#BDBA40

Darker −30%#979533

Darker −40%#716F26

More saturated +25%#EBE878

Less saturated −25%#C5C49E

Channel breakdown

R216

G214

B139

Red216 (84.7%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue58.44°

Saturation (HSL)49.68%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G D6 · B 8B

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