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Recognised as Colour

#D9BC63

  • #D9BC63
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#D9BC63 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 188, 99 and HSL 45°, 61%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#D9BC63#D9BC63
HEX#D9BC63
RGBrgb(217, 188, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7373, 0.3882
RGB percentages85.1%, 73.7%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(45.3, 60.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 54.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 54.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,539
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BC63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#26439C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB95Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C267no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#E8B0A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.7Khaki · ΔE 16.1Burlywood · ΔE 19.8Goldenrod · ΔE 23.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.3Sandy brown · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6380D9
Analogous#D98163, #BBD963
Triadic#63D9BC, #BC63D9
Split complementary#63BBD9, #8163D9
Tetradic#63D981, #6380D9, #D963BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F1DE
Lighter +20%#EDDFB5
Lighter +10%#E3CE8C
Darker −10%#CFAA3A
Darker −20%#AC8C2A
Darker −30%#836B20
Darker −40%#5A4916
More saturated +25%#F1C84B
Less saturated −25%#C1B07B

Channel breakdown

R217
G188
B99
Red217 (85.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue45.25°
Saturation (HSL)60.82%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BC · B 63

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