#DAC66A#DAC66A
#DAC66A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.115 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC66A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 198, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 60%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 51%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 51.4%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.80, -4.77, 48.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.80, 48.44, 95.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.43% -0.0147 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.43% 0.115 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7107, 56.3363, 21.7830) |
| Luminance | 0.5633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.93
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.19
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.30
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.41
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC66A #6A7EDA
analogous
#DA8E6A #DAC66A #B6DA6A
triadic
#DAC66A #6ADAC6 #C66ADA
tetradic
#DAC66A #6ADA8E #6A7EDA #DA6AB6
square
#DAC66A #6ADA8E #6A7EDA #DA6AB6
split-complementary
#DAC66A #6AB6DA #8E6ADA
monochromatic
#A18C28 #CEB339 #DAC66A #E6D99B #F2ECCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#DAC66A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.27
#DAC66A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC66A
12.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC66A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC66A | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.27 | 12.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C262
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC96E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac66a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 198, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.115 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d797',
500: '#dac66a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac66a; $custom-light: #e8d797; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac66a",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 198,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.286,
"s": 60.215,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82429,
"c": 0.11516,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.56334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC66A
secondary
#4355A5
accent
#3CC81E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F