Colour
#D9D1AA
- #D9D1AA
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D9D1AA is a yellow with RGB values 217, 209, 170 and HSL 50°, 38%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D9D1AA#D9D1AA
HEX#D9D1AA
RGBrgb(217, 209, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8196, 0.6667
RGB percentages85.1%, 82%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(49.8, 38.2%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 21.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 21.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,274,986
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D1AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#262E55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAB2D9
Analogous#D9B9AA, #C9D9AA
Triadic#AAD9D1, #D1AAD9
Split complementary#AAC9D9, #B9AAD9
Tetradic#AAD9BA, #AAB2D9, #D9AACA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G209
B170
Red217 (85.1%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue49.79°
Saturation (HSL)38.21%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G D1 · B AA
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