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Colour

#DCD7C8

  • #DCD7C8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DCD7C8 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 215, 200 and HSL 45°, 22%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DCD7C8#DCD7C8
HEX#DCD7C8
RGBrgb(220, 215, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8431, 0.7843
RGB percentages86.3%, 84.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(45, 22.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 9.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 9.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,473,160
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD7C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#232837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD6C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD8C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D4D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.2Gainsboro · ΔE 8.2Antique white · ΔE 8.9Linen · ΔE 9.9Old lace · ΔE 10.8Beige · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CDDC
Analogous#DCCDC8, #D7DCC8
Triadic#C8DCD7, #D7C8DC
Split complementary#C8D7DC, #CDC8DC
Tetradic#C8DCCD, #C8CDDC, #DCC8D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0EEE7
Darker −10%#C8C0A9
Darker −20%#B4AA8A
Darker −30%#A1936A
Darker −40%#847854
More saturated +25%#E7DDBD
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R220
G215
B200
Red220 (86.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D7 · B C8

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