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Colour

#D9C97A

  • #D9C97A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#D9C97A is a yellow with RGB values 217, 201, 122 and HSL 50°, 56%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#D9C97A#D9C97A
HEX#D9C97A
RGBrgb(217, 201, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7882, 0.4784
RGB percentages85.1%, 78.8%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(49.9, 55.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 43.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 43.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,272,890
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C97A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#263685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7C574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCCB7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#E6BFB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.4Khaki · ΔE 10.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Burlywood · ΔE 17.1Navajo white · ΔE 18.8Moccasin · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A8AD9
Analogous#D9997A, #BAD97A
Triadic#7AD9C9, #C97AD9
Split complementary#7ABAD9, #997AD9
Tetradic#7AD999, #7A8AD9, #D97ABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9F1
Lighter +20%#F0E9C9
Lighter +10%#E4D9A2
Darker −10%#CEB952
Darker −20%#B8A235
Darker −30%#917F29
Darker −40%#695C1E
More saturated +25%#EED765
Less saturated −25%#C4BB8F

Channel breakdown

R217
G201
B122
Red217 (85.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue49.89°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C9 · B 7A

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