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Amber Silk Clear

Yellow · Hue 50
Hex
#D9CB81
RGB
rgb(217, 203, 129)
HSL
hsl(50, 54%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 6%, 41%, 15%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.6:1Fail
on black
12.8:1AA
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About this color

Amber Silk Clear (#D9CB81) belongs to the yellow family — hue 50°, 54% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-amber-silk-clear: #D9CB81;
  --colorarchive-amber-silk-clear-hsl: hsl(50, 54%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-amber-silk-clear-rgb: rgb(217, 203, 129);
}

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Lighter companion
Amber Bloom Clear
#E3D8A1 · hsl(50, 54%, 76%)
Darker companion
Amber Tone Clear
#D0BE62 · hsl(50, 54%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Indigo Silk Clear
#8190D9 · hsl(230, 54%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Chartreuse Silk Clear
#C3D981 · hsl(75, 54%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Tangerine Silk Clear
#D9A681 · hsl(25, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Lagoon Silk Clear
#81D9CB · hsl(170, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Magenta Silk Clear
#CB81D9 · hsl(290, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Azure Silk Clear
#81BCD9 · hsl(200, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Orchid Silk Clear
#9F81D9 · hsl(260, 54%, 68%)
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Base: Amber Silk Clear #D9CB81
Lighter companion: Amber Bloom Clear #E3D8A1
Darker companion: Amber Tone Clear #D0BE62
Complementary counterpoint: Indigo Silk Clear #8190D9
Analogous lead: Chartreuse Silk Clear #C3D981
Analogous echo: Tangerine Silk Clear #D9A681
Triadic +120°: Lagoon Silk Clear #81D9CB
Triadic +240°: Magenta Silk Clear #CB81D9
Split-comp +150°: Azure Silk Clear #81BCD9
Split-comp +210°: Orchid Silk Clear #9F81D9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Saffron Silk Clear
#D9C381 · hsl(45, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Canary Silk Clear
#D9D281 · hsl(55, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amber Tone Clear
#D0BE62 · hsl(50, 54%, 60%)
Nearby match
Amber Bloom Clear
#E3D8A1 · hsl(50, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Amber Silk Soft
#C9C092 · hsl(50, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amber Silk Vivid
#EAD671 · hsl(50, 74%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Dusk Bright
#0E26A0
AAA7.2:1
Indigo Dusk Pure
#0722A6
AAA7:1
Indigo Shadow Soft
#2F3760
AAA7.6:1
Indigo Shadow Clear
#212E6E
AAA8.2:1
Indigo Shadow Vivid
#13247C
AAA8.3:1
Indigo Shadow Bright
#0B1F83

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#D4D59C
Protanopia
#D3D397
Tritanopia
#D8A6A9
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