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Recognised as Colour

#D8D8C4

  • #D8D8C4
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#D8D8C4 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 216, 196 and HSL 60°, 20%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#D8D8C4#D8D8C4
HEX#D8D8C4
RGBrgb(216, 216, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8471, 0.7686
RGB percentages84.7%, 84.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(60, 20.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 9.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 9.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,211,268
CSS custom property--colour: #D8D8C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#27273B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD6C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD7C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 9.6Beige · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10.6Papaya whip · ΔE 11.4Linen · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4C4D8
Analogous#D8CEC4, #CED8C4
Triadic#C4D8D8, #D8C4D8
Split complementary#C4CED8, #CEC4D8
Tetradic#C4D8CE, #C4C4D8, #D8C4CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECECE3
Darker −10%#C4C4A5
Darker −20%#AFAF87
Darker −30%#9B9B68
Darker −40%#7D7D53
More saturated +25%#E4E4B8
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R216
G216
B196
Red216 (84.7%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)20.41%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR D8 · G D8 · B C4

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