Colour

#D9D98C

#D9D98C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#D9D98C is a yellow with RGB values 217, 217, 140 and HSL 60°, 50%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D9D98C#D9D98C

HEX#D9D98C

RGBrgb(217, 217, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.851, 0.549

RGB percentages85.1%, 85.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(60, 50.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 35.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 35.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,277,004

CSS custom property--colour: #D9D98C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.25:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#262673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5D386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6D68Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#E3D0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.1 Moccasin · ΔE 19.3 Navajo white · ΔE 19.3 Wheat · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8CD9

Analogous#D9B38C, #B3D98C

Triadic#8CD9D9, #D98CD9

Split complementary#8CB3D9, #B38CD9

Tetradic#8CD9B3, #8C8CD9, #D98CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F2D9

Lighter +10%#E6E6B2

Darker −10%#CCCC66

Darker −20%#C0C03F

Darker −30%#999933

Darker −40%#737326

More saturated +25%#ECEC79

Less saturated −25%#C6C69F

Channel breakdown

R217

G217

B140

Red217 (85.1%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)50.33%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR D9 · G D9 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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