#d6c99c

Color #d6c99c

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#d6c99c

RGB

rgb(214, 201, 156)

HSL

hsl(46.6, 41.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.6, 27.1%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 27.1%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(81, -2.41, 24.18)

LCH

lch(81, 24.3, 95.69)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0613, 93.83)

HWB

hwb(46.6, 61.2%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca9d6

Analogous

#d6ac9c

#d6c99c

#c6d69c

Triadic

#d6c99c

#9cd6c9

#c99cd6

Split-complementary

#d6c99c

#9cc6d6

#ac9cd6

Tetradic

#d6c99c

#a9d69c

#9ca9d6

#c99cd6

Square

#d6c99c

#9cd6ac

#9ca9d6

#d69cc6

Shades

Color #d6c99c mixed toward black.

#c4b170

#ae9748

#837236

#574c24

#2c2612

Tints

Color #d6c99c mixed toward white.

#ddd2ac

#e4dbbd

#eae4cd

#f1edde

#f8f6ee

Tones

Color #d6c99c mixed toward gray.

#d1c6a1

#ccc4a6

#c7c1aa

#c3beaf

#bebcb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d1d0a8 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#d1d2ab · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#d5b1b3 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d6c99c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d6c99c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#d6c99c (#d6c99c) is rgb(214, 201, 156) in RGB.

No, #d6c99c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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