#DAC455#DAC455
#DAC455 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.132 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC455 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 196, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 61%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.07, -5.35, 57.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.07, 57.38, 95.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.77% -0.0188 0.1312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.77% 0.132 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2951, 55.0434, 16.5678) |
| Luminance | 0.5504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.39
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.17
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.30
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.55
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.76
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC455 #556BDA
analogous
#DA8255 #DAC455 #AEDA55
triadic
#DAC455 #55DAC4 #C455DA
tetradic
#DAC455 #55DA82 #556BDA #DA55AE
square
#DAC455 #55DA82 #556BDA #DA55AE
split-complementary
#DAC455 #55AEDA #8255DA
monochromatic
#948120 #C7AD2B #DAC455 #E5D587 #F0E7BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DAC455 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.01
#DAC455 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC455
12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC455 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC455 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.01 | 12.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6BF49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC75B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac455; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 196, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.132 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d589',
500: '#dac455',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac455; $custom-light: #e8d589; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac455",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 196,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.075,
"s": 64.251,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81773,
"c": 0.13249,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.55041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC455
secondary
#3A4A99
accent
#5CE741
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F