#DAC45B#DAC45B
#DAC45B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.127 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC45B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 196, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 58.3%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.12, -4.93, 54.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.12, 54.71, 95.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.84% -0.0169 0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.84% 0.127 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5437, 55.1428, 17.8768) |
| Luminance | 0.5514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.70
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.36
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.54
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.62
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.02
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC45B #5B71DA
analogous
#DA845B #DAC45B #B1DA5B
triadic
#DAC45B #5BDAC4 #C45BDA
tetradic
#DAC45B #5BDA84 #5B71DA #DA5BB1
square
#DAC45B #5BDA84 #5B71DA #DA5BB1
split-complementary
#DAC45B #5BB1DA #845BDA
monochromatic
#988422 #CAAF2E #DAC45B #E5D68D #F1E8BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DAC45B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#DAC45B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC45B
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC45B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC45B | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C050
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC760
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac45b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 196, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.127 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d58d',
500: '#dac45b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac45b; $custom-light: #e8d58d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac45b",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 196,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.606,
"s": 63.184,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81837,
"c": 0.1274,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.55141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC45B
secondary
#3D4D9D
accent
#39CB1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F