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Recognised as Colour

#D9DACB

  • #D9DACB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9DACB is a yellow with RGB values 217, 218, 203 and HSL 64°, 17%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9DACB#D9DACB
HEX#D9DACB
RGBrgb(217, 218, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8549, 0.7961
RGB percentages85.1%, 85.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(64, 16.9%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64, 6.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 6.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,277,323
CSS custom property--colour: #D9DACB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#262534

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD8CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD9CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD8D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9Light grey · ΔE 8.1Antique white · ΔE 9.6Linen · ΔE 9.9Beige · ΔE 10.6Old lace · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCBDA
Analogous#DAD3CB, #D2DACB
Triadic#CBD9DA, #DACBD9
Split complementary#CBD2DA, #D3CBDA
Tetradic#CBDAD3, #CCCBDA, #DACBD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEFE9
Darker −10%#C3C5AD
Darker −20%#ADB08F
Darker −30%#989A72
Darker −40%#7C7F5A
More saturated +25%#E3E5C0
Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R217
G218
B203
Red217 (85.1%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue64°
Saturation (HSL)16.85%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G DA · B CB

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