Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#D8D8CC

  • #D8D8CC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D8D8CC is a yellow with RGB values 216, 216, 204 and HSL 60°, 13%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D8D8CC#D8D8CC
HEX#D8D8CC
RGBrgb(216, 216, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8471, 0.8
RGB percentages84.7%, 84.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(60, 13.3%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 5.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 5.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,211,276
CSS custom property--colour: #D8D8CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.61:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#272733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD7CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBD7CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DAD6D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.5Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5Linen · ΔE 10Antique white · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 10.4Old lace · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCCD8
Analogous#D8D2CC, #D2D8CC
Triadic#CCD8D8, #D8CCD8
Split complementary#CCD2D8, #D2CCD8
Tetradic#CCD8D2, #CCCCD8, #D8CCD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEEEE9
Darker −10%#C2C2AF
Darker −20%#ACAC92
Darker −30%#969675
Darker −40%#7A7A5E
More saturated +25%#E3E3C1
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R216
G216
B204
Red216 (84.7%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR D8 · G D8 · B CC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “d8d8cc” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.