Colour

#D8D8AC

#D8D8AC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#D8D8AC is a yellow with RGB values 216, 216, 172 and HSL 60°, 36%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#D8D8AC#D8D8AC

HEX#D8D8AC

RGBrgb(216, 216, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8471, 0.6745

RGB percentages84.7%, 84.7%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(60, 36.1%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 20.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 20.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,211,244

CSS custom property--colour: #D8D8AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#272753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0D4A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1D6AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DFD2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 9.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.9 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.3 Moccasin · ΔE 12.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.4 Blanched almond · ΔE 13.5

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACACD8

Analogous#D8C2AC, #C2D8AC

Triadic#ACD8D8, #D8ACD8

Split complementary#ACC2D8, #C2ACD8

Tetradic#ACD8C2, #ACACD8, #D8ACC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F9F1

Lighter +10%#E8E8CF

Darker −10%#C8C889

Darker −20%#B7B767

Darker −30%#A0A04B

Darker −40%#7D7D3B

More saturated +25%#E7E79D

Less saturated −25%#C9C9BB

Channel breakdown

R216

G216

B172

Red216 (84.7%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)36.07%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR D8 · G D8 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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