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Recognised as Colour

#D9D392

  • #D9D392
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D9D392 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 211, 146 and HSL 55°, 48%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9D392#D9D392
HEX#D9D392
RGBrgb(217, 211, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8275, 0.5725
RGB percentages85.1%, 82.7%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(54.9, 48.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.9, 32.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 32.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,275,474
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D392;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#262C6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DECE8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1D294no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E3CBC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.8Dark khaki · ΔE 12.1Khaki · ΔE 13.8Wheat · ΔE 14.1Moccasin · ΔE 14.5Navajo white · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9298D9
Analogous#D9B092, #BBD992
Triadic#92D9D3, #D392D9
Split complementary#92BBD9, #B092D9
Tetradic#92D9B0, #9298D9, #D992BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F2DE
Lighter +10%#E6E2B8
Darker −10%#CCC46C
Darker −20%#BFB446
Darker −30%#9C9336
Darker −40%#766F29
More saturated +25%#EBE280
Less saturated −25%#C7C4A4

Channel breakdown

R217
G211
B146
Red217 (85.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue54.93°
Saturation (HSL)48.3%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G D3 · B 92

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