#d8cd97

Color #d8cd97

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#d8cd97

RGB

rgb(216, 205, 151)

HSL

hsl(49.8, 45.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.8, 30.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 30.1%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(82.11, -4.37, 28.32)

LCH

lch(82.11, 28.66, 98.77)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0718, 98.01)

HWB

hwb(49.8, 59.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a2d8

Analogous

#d8ad97

#d8cd97

#c3d897

Triadic

#d8cd97

#97d8cd

#cd97d8

Split-complementary

#d8cd97

#97c3d8

#ad97d8

Tetradic

#d8cd97

#a2d897

#97a2d8

#cd97d8

Square

#d8cd97

#97d8ad

#97a2d8

#d897c3

Shades

Color #d8cd97 mixed toward black.

#c7b86b

#b29f43

#867732

#595021

#2d2811

Tints

Color #d8cd97 mixed toward white.

#dfd5a8

#e5deba

#ece6cb

#f2eedc

#f9f7ee

Tones

Color #d8cd97 mixed toward gray.

#d3c99d

#cdc6a2

#c8c2a7

#c2bfad

#bdbbb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d3d3a6 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#d4d5aa · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#d7b1b3 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 17.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #d8cd97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d8cd97]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#d8cd97 (#d8cd97) is rgb(216, 205, 151) in RGB.

No, #d8cd97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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