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Recognised as Colour

#DAD9C2

  • #DAD9C2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#DAD9C2 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 217, 194 and HSL 58°, 24%, 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

#DAD9C2#DAD9C2
HEX#DAD9C2
RGBrgb(218, 217, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.851, 0.7608
RGB percentages85.5%, 85.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(57.5, 24.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 11%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 11%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,342,594
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD9C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#25263D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD7C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DED8C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DED6D2no 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 text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 9.3Beige · ΔE 9.8Papaya whip · ΔE 10.6Blanched almond · ΔE 11.1Cornsilk · ΔE 11.7Old lace · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2C3DA
Analogous#DACDC2, #CFDAC2
Triadic#C2DAD9, #D9C2DA
Split complementary#C2CFDA, #CDC2DA
Tetradic#C2DACD, #C2C3DA, #DAC2CF

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%#C7C5A2
Darker −20%#B3B183
Darker −30%#A09E63
Darker −40%#817F4F
More saturated +25%#E6E4B6
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R218
G217
B194
Red218 (85.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue57.5°
Saturation (HSL)24.49%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G D9 · B C2

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