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Recognised as Colour

#D8DF9B

  • #D8DF9B
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D8DF9B is a yellow with RGB values 216, 223, 155 and HSL 66°, 52%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8DF9B#D8DF9B
HEX#D8DF9B
RGBrgb(216, 223, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8745, 0.6078
RGB percentages84.7%, 87.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(66.2, 51.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.2, 30.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 30.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,213,019
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DF9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.95:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#272064

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9D996no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9DA9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.3Khaki · ΔE 13.4Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.8Wheat · ΔE 17.1Moccasin · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A29BDF
Analogous#DFC49B, #B6DF9B
Triadic#9BD8DF, #DF9BD8
Split complementary#9BB6DF, #C49BDF
Tetradic#9BDFC4, #A29BDF, #DF9BB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F8E8
Lighter +10%#E7EBC2
Darker −10%#C9D374
Darker −20%#BAC64E
Darker −30%#9FAA37
Darker −40%#7B842A
More saturated +25%#E5F08B
Less saturated −25%#CBCFAB

Channel breakdown

R216
G223
B155
Red216 (84.7%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue66.18°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D8 · G DF · B 9B

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