Recognised as Colour
#D9CC9F
- #D9CC9F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D9CC9F is a yellow with RGB values 217, 204, 159 and HSL 47°, 43%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D9CC9F#D9CC9F
HEX#D9CC9F
RGBrgb(217, 204, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8, 0.6235
RGB percentages85.1%, 80%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(46.6, 43.3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.6, 26.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 26.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,273,695
CSS custom property--colour: #D9CC9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#263360
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FACD9
Analogous#D9AF9F, #C9D99F
Triadic#9FD9CC, #CC9FD9
Split complementary#9FC9D9, #AF9FD9
Tetradic#9FD9AF, #9FACD9, #D99FC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G204
B159
Red217 (85.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue46.55°
Saturation (HSL)43.28%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G CC · B 9F
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