Recognised as Colour
#DAD1AD
- #DAD1AD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DAD1AD is a yellow with RGB values 218, 209, 173 and HSL 48°, 38%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DAD1AD#DAD1AD
HEX#DAD1AD
RGBrgb(218, 209, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8196, 0.6784
RGB percentages85.5%, 82%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(48, 37.8%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 20.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 20.6%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,340,525
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD1AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.7:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#252E52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADB6DA
Analogous#DABBAD, #CCDAAD
Triadic#ADDAD1, #D1ADDA
Split complementary#ADCDDA, #BBADDA
Tetradic#ADDABB, #ADB6DA, #DAADCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G209
B173
Red218 (85.5%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)37.82%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G D1 · B AD
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