#DAC553#DAC553
#DAC553 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.135 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC553 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 197, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 65%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 61.9%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.31, -6.00, 58.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.31, 58.59, 95.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.96% -0.0208 0.1333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.96% 0.135 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4431, 55.4647, 16.2306) |
| Luminance | 0.5546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.72
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.06
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.18
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.40
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.55
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC553 #5368DA
analogous
#DA8253 #DAC553 #ABDA53
triadic
#DAC553 #53DAC5 #C553DA
tetradic
#DAC553 #53DA82 #5368DA #DA53AB
square
#DAC553 #53DA82 #5368DA #DA53AB
split-complementary
#DAC553 #53ABDA #8253DA
monochromatic
#938120 #C5AD2A #DAC553 #E5D685 #F0E7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DAC553 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.09
#DAC553 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC553
12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC553 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC553 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.09 | 12.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C046
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC859
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB8AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac553; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 197, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.135 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d688',
500: '#dac553',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac553; $custom-light: #e9d688; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac553",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 197,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.667,
"s": 64.593,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81959,
"c": 0.13495,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.55462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC553
secondary
#394898
accent
#5AE840
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F