#DAC15A#DAC15A
#DAC15A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.126 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC15A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 193, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 63%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 59%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 58.7%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.34, -3.45, 54.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.34, 54.17, 93.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.21% -0.0127 0.1252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.21% 0.126 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8309, 53.7858, 17.4278) |
| Luminance | 0.5378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.71
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.37
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.66
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.79
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.09
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC15A #5A73DA
analogous
#DA815A #DAC15A #B3DA5A
triadic
#DAC15A #5ADAC1 #C15ADA
tetradic
#DAC15A #5ADA81 #5A73DA #DA5AB3
square
#DAC15A #5ADA81 #5A73DA #DA5AB3
split-complementary
#DAC15A #5AB3DA #815ADA
monochromatic
#988122 #CAAB2D #DAC15A #E5D48C #F0E7BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#DAC15A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.76
#DAC15A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC15A
11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC15A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC15A | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.76 | 11.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BD4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C55F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac15a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 193, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.126 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d38c',
500: '#dac15a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac15a; $custom-light: #e8d38c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac15a",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 193,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.281,
"s": 63.366,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81211,
"c": 0.12587,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.53784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC15A
secondary
#3C4F9C
accent
#3DCB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F