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Recognised as Colour

#DFDF8D

  • #DFDF8D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DFDF8D is a yellow with RGB values 223, 223, 141 and HSL 60°, 56%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DFDF8D#DFDF8D
HEX#DFDF8D
RGBrgb(223, 223, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8745, 0.5529
RGB percentages87.5%, 87.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(60, 56.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 36.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 36.8%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,757
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDF8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.08:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#202072

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDC91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EAD5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.1Dark khaki · ΔE 14.2Moccasin · ΔE 20.5Navajo white · ΔE 20.6Wheat · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D8DDF
Analogous#DFB68D, #B6DF8D
Triadic#8DDFDF, #DF8DDF
Split complementary#8DB6DF, #B68DDF
Tetradic#8DDFB6, #8D8DDF, #DF8DB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F5DD
Lighter +10%#EAEAB5
Darker −10%#D4D465
Darker −20%#C9C93D
Darker −30%#A5A52E
Darker −40%#7D7D23
More saturated +25%#F1F17B
Less saturated −25%#CDCD9F

Channel breakdown

R223
G223
B141
Red223 (87.5%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)56.16%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DF · G DF · B 8D

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