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Recognised as Colour

#D9D9C3

  • #D9D9C3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#D9D9C3 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 217, 195 and HSL 60°, 22%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#D9D9C3#D9D9C3
HEX#D9D9C3
RGBrgb(217, 217, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.851, 0.7647
RGB percentages85.1%, 85.1%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(60, 22.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 10.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 10.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,277,059
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.66:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#26263C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD7C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DED8C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DDD6D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 9.4Beige · ΔE 9.9Papaya whip · ΔE 10.9Blanched almond · ΔE 11.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Light grey · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3C3D9
Analogous#D9CEC3, #CED9C3
Triadic#C3D9D9, #D9C3D9
Split complementary#C3CED9, #CEC3D9
Tetradic#C3D9CE, #C3C3D9, #D9C3CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDEDE2
Darker −10%#C5C5A4
Darker −20%#B1B185
Darker −30%#9E9E65
Darker −40%#7F7F51
More saturated +25%#E5E5B7
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R217
G217
B195
Red217 (85.1%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR D9 · G D9 · B C3

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