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Recognised as Colour

#DCD2AF

  • #DCD2AF
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#DCD2AF is a yellow with RGB values 220, 210, 175 and HSL 47°, 39%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#DCD2AF#DCD2AF
HEX#DCD2AF
RGBrgb(220, 210, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8235, 0.6863
RGB percentages86.3%, 82.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(46.7, 39.1%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 20.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 20.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,471,855
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD2AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#232D50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD0ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD3B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E4CCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 8.3Bisque · ΔE 10.3Blanched almond · ΔE 10.8Peach puff · ΔE 11.7Moccasin · ΔE 11.7Papaya whip · ΔE 12.1
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB9DC
Analogous#DCBBAF, #D0DCAF
Triadic#AFDCD2, #D2AFDC
Split complementary#AFD0DC, #BBAFDC
Tetradic#AFDCBB, #AFB9DC, #DCAFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFAF6
Lighter +10%#ECE6D2
Darker −10%#CCBE8C
Darker −20%#BDAA68
Darker −30%#A8934A
Darker −40%#85743A
More saturated +25%#EADAA1
Less saturated −25%#CECABD

Channel breakdown

R220
G210
B175
Red220 (86.3%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D2 · B AF

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