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Colour

#D9CD94

  • #D9CD94
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D9CD94 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 205, 148 and HSL 50°, 48%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9CD94#D9CD94
HEX#D9CD94
RGBrgb(217, 205, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8039, 0.5804
RGB percentages85.1%, 80.4%, 58%
HSLhsl(49.6, 47.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 31.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 31.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,273,940
CSS custom property--colour: #D9CD94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#26326B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8CA90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCCE96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E3C5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.5Wheat · ΔE 11Navajo white · ΔE 12Moccasin · ΔE 12.3Burlywood · ΔE 12.5Tan · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94A0D9
Analogous#D9AB94, #C2D994
Triadic#94D9CD, #CD94D9
Split complementary#94C2D9, #AB94D9
Tetradic#94D9AB, #94A0D9, #D994C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F0DF
Lighter +10%#E6DFBA
Darker −10%#CCBB6E
Darker −20%#BEAA49
Darker −30%#9C8B38
Darker −40%#77692A
More saturated +25%#EBD982
Less saturated −25%#C7C1A6

Channel breakdown

R217
G205
B148
Red217 (85.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue49.57°
Saturation (HSL)47.59%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G CD · B 94

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