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Recognised as Colour

#D9D9CA

  • #D9D9CA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9D9CA is a yellow with RGB values 217, 217, 202 and HSL 60°, 16%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9D9CA#D9D9CA
HEX#D9D9CA
RGBrgb(217, 217, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.851, 0.7922
RGB percentages85.1%, 85.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(60, 16.5%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 6.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,277,066
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D9CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.73:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#262635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD8C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD7D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 8Antique white · ΔE 9.6Linen · ΔE 10.1Beige · ΔE 10.8Old lace · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACAD9
Analogous#D9D2CA, #D2D9CA
Triadic#CAD9D9, #D9CAD9
Split complementary#CAD2D9, #D2CAD9
Tetradic#CAD9D2, #CACAD9, #D9CAD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEEEE8
Darker −10%#C4C4AC
Darker −20%#AEAE8F
Darker −30%#999971
Darker −40%#7D7D5A
More saturated +25%#E4E4BF
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R217
G217
B202
Red217 (85.1%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)16.48%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR D9 · G D9 · B CA

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