#DAC560#DAC560
#DAC560 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.124 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC560 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 197, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 62%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 56%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 56%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.43, -5.07, 52.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.43, 52.78, 95.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.1% -0.0167 0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.1% 0.124 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9929, 55.6846, 19.1262) |
| Luminance | 0.5568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.22
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.61
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.21
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC560 #6075DA
analogous
#DA8860 #DAC560 #B2DA60
triadic
#DAC560 #60DAC5 #C560DA
tetradic
#DAC560 #60DA88 #6075DA #DA60B2
square
#DAC560 #60DA88 #6075DA #DA60B2
split-complementary
#DAC560 #60B2DA #8860DA
monochromatic
#9B8724 #CDB230 #DAC560 #E6D792 #F1E9C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DAC560 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.14
#DAC560 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC560
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC560 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC560 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.14 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C156
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC865
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B8AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac560; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 197, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.124 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d690',
500: '#dac560',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac560; $custom-light: #e8d690; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac560",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 197,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.672,
"s": 62.245,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82099,
"c": 0.12376,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.55682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC560
secondary
#3F4FA0
accent
#3ACA1C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F