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Recognised as Colour

#D8D7A1

  • #D8D7A1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D8D7A1 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 215, 161 and HSL 59°, 41%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8D7A1#D8D7A1
HEX#D8D7A1
RGBrgb(216, 215, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8431, 0.6314
RGB percentages84.7%, 84.3%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(58.9, 41.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.9, 25.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 25.5%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,210,977
CSS custom property--colour: #D8D7A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#27285E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0D39Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1D5A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.5Wheat · ΔE 11.1Moccasin · ΔE 12.6Navajo white · ΔE 13.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.9Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1A2D8
Analogous#D8BCA1, #BED8A1
Triadic#A1D8D7, #D7A1D8
Split complementary#A1BED8, #BCA1D8
Tetradic#A1D8BB, #A1A2D8, #D8A1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F6E9
Lighter +10%#E7E6C5
Darker −10%#C9C87D
Darker −20%#BAB859
Darker −30%#9E9D42
Darker −40%#7A7933
More saturated +25%#E9E790
Less saturated −25%#C7C7B2

Channel breakdown

R216
G215
B161
Red216 (84.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue58.91°
Saturation (HSL)41.35%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G D7 · B A1

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