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Canary Silk Clear

Yellow · Hue 55
Hex
#D9D281
RGB
rgb(217, 210, 129)
HSL
hsl(55, 54%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 41%, 15%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.6:1Fail
on black
13.5:1AA
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About this color

Canary Silk Clear (#D9D281) belongs to the yellow family — hue 55°, 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-canary-silk-clear: #D9D281;
  --colorarchive-canary-silk-clear-hsl: hsl(55, 54%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-canary-silk-clear-rgb: rgb(217, 210, 129);
}

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Lighter companion
Canary Bloom Clear
#E3DDA1 · hsl(55, 54%, 76%)
Darker companion
Canary Tone Clear
#D0C762 · hsl(55, 54%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Indigo Silk Clear
#8190D9 · hsl(230, 54%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Olive Silk Clear
#BCD981 · hsl(80, 54%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Coral Silk Clear
#D9AD81 · hsl(30, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Cyan Silk Clear
#81D9D2 · hsl(175, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Magenta Silk Clear
#CB81D9 · hsl(290, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Steel Silk Clear
#81B5D9 · hsl(205, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Orchid Silk Clear
#9F81D9 · hsl(260, 54%, 68%)
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Base: Canary Silk Clear #D9D281
Lighter companion: Canary Bloom Clear #E3DDA1
Darker companion: Canary Tone Clear #D0C762
Complementary counterpoint: Indigo Silk Clear #8190D9
Analogous lead: Olive Silk Clear #BCD981
Analogous echo: Coral Silk Clear #D9AD81
Triadic +120°: Cyan Silk Clear #81D9D2
Triadic +240°: Magenta Silk Clear #CB81D9
Split-comp +150°: Steel Silk Clear #81B5D9
Split-comp +210°: Orchid Silk Clear #9F81D9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Amber Silk Clear
#D9CB81 · hsl(50, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Citrine Silk Clear
#D9D981 · hsl(60, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Canary Tone Clear
#D0C762 · hsl(55, 54%, 60%)
Nearby match
Canary Bloom Clear
#E3DDA1 · hsl(55, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Canary Silk Soft
#C9C592 · hsl(55, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Canary Silk Vivid
#EAE071 · hsl(55, 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
AAA7.3:1
Indigo Dusk Vivid
#172C97
AAA7.5:1
Indigo Dusk Bright
#0E26A0
AAA7.5:1
Indigo Dusk Pure
#0722A6
AAA7:1
Indigo Shadow Dust
#353B5A
AAA7.3:1
Indigo Shadow Soft
#2F3760
AAA8:1
Indigo Shadow Clear
#212E6E

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#D6D79F
Protanopia
#D6D69A
Tritanopia
#D9AAAE
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