#d9cd9d

Color #d9cd9d

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#d9cd9d

RGB

rgb(217, 205, 157)

HSL

hsl(48, 44.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 27.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 27.6%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(82.3, -3.21, 25.46)

LCH

lch(82.3, 25.66, 97.19)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0646, 95.68)

HWB

hwb(48, 61.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da9d9

Analogous

#d9af9d

#d9cd9d

#c7d99d

Triadic

#d9cd9d

#9dd9cd

#cd9dd9

Split-complementary

#d9cd9d

#9dc7d9

#af9dd9

Tetradic

#d9cd9d

#a9d99d

#9da9d9

#cd9dd9

Square

#d9cd9d

#9dd9af

#9da9d9

#d99dc7

Shades

Color #d9cd9d mixed toward black.

#c8b670

#b49e46

#877634

#5a4f23

#2d2711

Tints

Color #d9cd9d mixed toward white.

#dfd5ad

#e6debe

#ece6ce

#f2eede

#f9f7ef

Tones

Color #d9cd9d mixed toward gray.

#d4caa2

#cfc7a7

#cac4ac

#c5c1b1

#c0beb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d4d4aa · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#d5d5ad · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#d8b4b6 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d9cd9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d9cd9d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#d9cd9d (#d9cd9d) is rgb(217, 205, 157) in RGB.

No, #d9cd9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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