Colour

#D8D97C

#D8D97C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#D8D97C is a yellow with RGB values 216, 217, 124 and HSL 61°, 55%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D8D97C#D8D97C

HEX#D8D97C

RGBrgb(216, 217, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.851, 0.4863

RGB percentages84.7%, 85.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(60.6, 55%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 42.9%, 85.1%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 42.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,211,452

CSS custom property--colour: #D8D97C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#272683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6D274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8D580no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E4CFC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17 Navajo white · ΔE 25.5 Moccasin · ΔE 25.9 Wheat · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D7CD9

Analogous#D9AB7C, #AAD97C

Triadic#7CD8D9, #D97CD8

Split complementary#7CAAD9, #AB7CD9

Tetradic#7CD9AB, #7D7CD9, #D97CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFBF3

Lighter +20%#F0F0CB

Lighter +10%#E4E4A4

Darker −10%#CCCE54

Darker −20%#B8B936

Darker −30%#91922A

Darker −40%#696A1F

More saturated +25%#EDEE67

Less saturated −25%#C3C491

Channel breakdown

R216

G217

B124

Red216 (84.7%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue60.65°

Saturation (HSL)55.03%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR D8 · G D9 · B 7C

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