#DAC45F#DAC45F
#DAC45F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.124 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 196, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 56%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 56.4%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.16, -4.63, 52.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.16, 52.89, 95.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.88% -0.0155 0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.88% 0.124 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7208, 55.2137, 18.8099) |
| Luminance | 0.5521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.23
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.40
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.54
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.43
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC45F #5F75DA
analogous
#DA875F #DAC45F #B3DA5F
triadic
#DAC45F #5FDAC4 #C45FDA
tetradic
#DAC45F #5FDA87 #5F75DA #DA5FB3
square
#DAC45F #5FDA87 #5F75DA #DA5FB3
split-complementary
#DAC45F #5FB3DA #875FDA
monochromatic
#9B8624 #CDB02F #DAC45F #E5D691 #F1E9C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DAC45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.04
#DAC45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC45F
12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC45F | 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)
#D5C055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC764
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 196, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.124 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d58f',
500: '#dac45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac45f; $custom-light: #e8d58f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 196,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.268,
"s": 62.437,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81882,
"c": 0.12384,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.55212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC45F
secondary
#3E509F
accent
#3BCA1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F