#DAC36C#DAC36C
#DAC36C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.111 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 195, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 60%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 50.5%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.05, -3.05, 46.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.05, 46.43, 93.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.84% -0.0095 0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.84% 0.111 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1370, 55.0205, 22.1108) |
| Luminance | 0.5502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.91
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.56
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.09
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.21
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.51
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC36C #6C83DA
analogous
#DA8C6C #DAC36C #BADA6C
triadic
#DAC36C #6CDAC3 #C36CDA
tetradic
#DAC36C #6CDA8C #6C83DA #DA6CBA
square
#DAC36C #6CDA8C #6C83DA #DA6CBA
split-complementary
#DAC36C #6CBADA #8C6CDA
monochromatic
#A38929 #CEAF3B #DAC36C #E6D79D #F3EBCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DAC36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#DAC36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC36C
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC36C | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C064
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C76F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 195, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.111 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d498',
500: '#dac36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac36c; $custom-light: #e8d498; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 195,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.455,
"s": 59.783,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81842,
"c": 0.11066,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.55018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC36C
secondary
#4459A6
accent
#41C71E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#84837F