#DAB441#DAB441
#DAB441 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.136 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAB441 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 180, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 67%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 70%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 70.2%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.78, 1.80, 61.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.78, 61.14, 88.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.33% -0.0006 0.1365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.33% 0.136 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1914, 47.9324, 11.8189) |
| Luminance | 0.4793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 1.97
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.65
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.84
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.57
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.27
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAB441 #4167DA
analogous
#DA6741 #DAB441 #B3DA41
triadic
#DAB441 #41DAB4 #B441DA
tetradic
#DAB441 #41DA67 #4167DA #DA41B3
square
#DAB441 #41DA67 #4167DA #DA41B3
split-complementary
#DAB441 #41B3DA #6741DA
monochromatic
#866C1A #BA9524 #DAB441 #E4C874 #EEDCA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#DAB441 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.59
#DAB441 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAB441
10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAB441 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAB441 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.59 | 10.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B231
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BC47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA59D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dab441; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 180, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.136 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9ca7c',
500: '#dab441',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dab441; $custom-light: #e9ca7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dab441",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 180,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.098,
"s": 67.401,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78334,
"c": 0.13648,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.4793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAB441
secondary
#9CABDB
accent
#68EA3E
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#17130A
muted
#85827C