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Recognised as Colour

#D9D0AE

  • #D9D0AE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#D9D0AE is a yellow with RGB values 217, 208, 174 and HSL 47°, 36%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#D9D0AE#D9D0AE
HEX#D9D0AE
RGBrgb(217, 208, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8157, 0.6824
RGB percentages85.1%, 81.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(47.4, 36.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 19.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 19.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,274,734
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D0AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#262F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7CEACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD1AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E0CBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 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 text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 9.3Bisque · ΔE 11Blanched almond · ΔE 11.5Peach puff · ΔE 12.4Moccasin · ΔE 12.7Papaya whip · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB7D9
Analogous#D9BBAE, #CCD9AE
Triadic#AED9D0, #D0AED9
Split complementary#AECCD9, #BBAED9
Tetradic#AED9BB, #AEB7D9, #D9AECC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8F3
Lighter +10%#E9E4D1
Darker −10%#C9BC8B
Darker −20%#B8A869
Darker −30%#A2904C
Darker −40%#7F713C
More saturated +25%#E8D99F
Less saturated −25%#CAC7BD

Channel breakdown

R217
G208
B174
Red217 (85.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue47.44°
Saturation (HSL)36.13%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G D0 · B AE

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