Colour

#D9D0A5

#D9D0A5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#D9D0A5 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 208, 165 and HSL 50°, 41%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

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HEX#D9D0A5

RGBrgb(217, 208, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8157, 0.6471

RGB percentages85.1%, 81.6%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(49.6, 40.6%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 24%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.1%, 24%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,274,725

CSS custom property--colour: #D9D0A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#262F5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9CDA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBD1A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E1CAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 8.2 Moccasin · ΔE 11.2 Tan · ΔE 12.1 Navajo white · ΔE 12.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.2 Bisque · ΔE 12.5

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A5AED9

Analogous#D9B6A5, #C8D9A5

Triadic#A5D9D0, #D0A5D9

Split complementary#A5C8D9, #B6A5D9

Tetradic#A5D9B6, #A5AED9, #D9A5C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F5ED

Lighter +10%#E8E3C9

Darker −10%#CABD81

Darker −20%#BBAB5D

Darker −30%#A19144

Darker −40%#7D7135

More saturated +25%#E9DA95

Less saturated −25%#C9C6B5

Channel breakdown

R217

G208

B165

Red217 (85.1%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue49.62°

Saturation (HSL)40.62%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G D0 · B A5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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