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Recognised as Colour

#D9D976

  • #D9D976
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#D9D976 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 217, 118 and HSL 60°, 57%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D9D976#D9D976
HEX#D9D976
RGBrgb(217, 217, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.851, 0.4627
RGB percentages85.1%, 85.1%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(60, 56.6%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 45.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 45.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,276,982
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D976;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#262689

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7D26Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D67Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E5CEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8Dark khaki · ΔE 15.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.7Navajo white · ΔE 27.7Moccasin · ΔE 28.2Burlywood · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7676D9
Analogous#D9A876, #A8D976
Triadic#76D9D9, #D976D9
Split complementary#76A8D9, #A876D9
Tetradic#76D9A8, #7676D9, #D976A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAEE
Lighter +20%#EFEFC6
Lighter +10%#E4E49E
Darker −10%#CECE4E
Darker −20%#B6B633
Darker −30%#8E8E28
Darker −40%#67671C
More saturated +25%#EFEF60
Less saturated −25%#C3C38C

Channel breakdown

R217
G217
B118
Red217 (85.1%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)56.57%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR D9 · G D9 · B 76

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