#DAC45E#DAC45E
#DAC45E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.125 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 196, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 56.9%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.15, -4.71, 53.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.15, 53.35, 95.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.87% -0.0159 0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.87% 0.125 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6757, 55.1956, 18.5720) |
| Luminance | 0.5519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.35
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.43
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.49
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.69
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.36
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC45E #5E74DA
analogous
#DA865E #DAC45E #B2DA5E
triadic
#DAC45E #5EDAC4 #C45EDA
tetradic
#DAC45E #5EDA86 #5E74DA #DA5EB2
square
#DAC45E #5EDA86 #5E74DA #DA5EB2
split-complementary
#DAC45E #5EB2DA #865EDA
monochromatic
#9A8523 #CCB02F #DAC45E #E5D690 #F1E8C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DAC45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.04
#DAC45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC45E
12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC45E | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.04 | 12.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC763
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 196, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.125 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d58f',
500: '#dac45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac45e; $custom-light: #e8d58f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 196,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.355,
"s": 62.626,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81871,
"c": 0.12474,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.55193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC45E
secondary
#3E4F9E
accent
#3ACA1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F