#d8c997

Color #d8c997

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#d8c997

RGB

rgb(216, 201, 151)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 45.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 30.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 30.1%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(81.08, -2.3, 26.93)

LCH

lch(81.08, 27.03, 94.88)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0678, 93.38)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 59.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a6d8

Analogous

#d8a997

#d8c997

#c7d897

Triadic

#d8c997

#97d8c9

#c997d8

Split-complementary

#d8c997

#97c7d8

#a997d8

Tetradic

#d8c997

#a6d897

#97a6d8

#c997d8

Square

#d8c997

#97d8a9

#97a6d8

#d897c7

Shades

Color #d8c997 mixed toward black.

#c7b26b

#b29843

#867232

#594c21

#2d2611

Tints

Color #d8c997 mixed toward white.

#dfd2a8

#e5dbba

#ece4cb

#f2eddc

#f9f6ee

Tones

Color #d8c997 mixed toward gray.

#d3c69d

#cdc3a2

#c8c0a7

#c2bdad

#bdbbb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d2a5 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#d3d4a8 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#d7afb1 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d8c997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d8c997]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#d8c997 (#d8c997) is rgb(216, 201, 151) in RGB.

No, #d8c997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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