Recognised as Colour
#DCD2A9
- #DCD2A9
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DCD2A9 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 210, 169 and HSL 48°, 42%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DCD2A9#DCD2A9
HEX#DCD2A9
RGBrgb(220, 210, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8235, 0.6627
RGB percentages86.3%, 82.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(48.2, 42.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 23.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 23.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,471,849
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD2A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#232D56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9B3DC
Analogous#DCB9A9, #CCDCA9
Triadic#A9DCD2, #D2A9DC
Split complementary#A9CCDC, #B8A9DC
Tetradic#A9DCB9, #A9B3DC, #DCA9CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G210
B169
Red220 (86.3%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue48.24°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D2 · B A9
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