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#D6CA8A

#d6ca8a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d6ca8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.92% red, 79.22% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.61% magenta, 35.51% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 50.53°, with 48.1% saturation and 69.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5837

Complementary

  1. #d6ca8a
  2. #8a96d6

Split complementary

  1. #d6ca8a
  2. #8abcd6
  3. #a48ad6

Analogous

  1. #d6a48a
  2. #d6ca8a
  3. #bcd68a

Triadic

  1. #d6ca8a
  2. #8ad6ca
  3. #ca8ad6

Tetradic

  1. #d6ca8a
  2. #96d68a
  3. #8a96d6
  4. #ca8ad6

Square

  1. #d6ca8a
  2. #8ad6a4
  3. #8a96d6
  4. #d68abc

Monochromatic

  1. #938434
  2. #c2b051
  3. #d6ca8a
  4. #eae4c3
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#d6ca8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d6ca8a
  2. #c1b67c
  3. #aba26e
  4. #968d61
  5. #807953
  6. #6b6545
  7. #565137
  8. #403d29
  9. #2b281c
  10. #15140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#d6ca8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d6ca8a
  2. #dacf96
  3. #ded5a1
  4. #e2daad
  5. #e6dfb9
  6. #ebe5c5
  7. #efead0
  8. #f3efdc
  9. #f7f4e8
  10. #fbfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d6ca8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d6ca8a
  2. #cdc389
  3. #c5bb88
  4. #bcb487
  5. #b4ac86
  6. #aba585
  7. #a29e84
  8. #9a9683
  9. #918f82
  10. #898781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c685 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cb8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1c1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cb8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc5a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d6ca8a {
  color: #d6ca8a;
}
Background
.bg-d6ca8a {
  background-color: #d6ca8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d6ca8a {
  border: 2px solid #d6ca8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d6ca8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 214 202 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 48% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d6ca8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d6ca8a, #bcd68a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d6ca8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(214 202 138 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.16 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.32 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.51 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.62 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.63 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.75 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.97 #293575 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#d6ca8a  rgb(214, 202, 138)  hsl(51, 48%, 69%)  Dark Khaki
#8a96d6  rgb(138, 150, 214)  hsl(231, 48%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8ad6ca  rgb(138, 214, 202)  hsl(171, 48%, 69%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca8ad6  rgb(202, 138, 214)  hsl(291, 48%, 69%)  Wisteria