#DAC66E#DAC66E
#DAC66E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.564; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.111 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAC66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 198, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 59%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 49.5%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.85, -4.42, 46.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.85, 46.53, 95.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.48% -0.0133 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.48% 0.111 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9236, 56.4214, 22.9042) |
| Luminance | 0.5642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.98
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.31
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.47
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAC66E #6E82DA
analogous
#DA906E #DAC66E #B8DA6E
triadic
#DAC66E #6EDAC6 #C66EDA
tetradic
#DAC66E #6EDA90 #6E82DA #DA6EB8
square
#DAC66E #6EDA90 #6E82DA #DA6EB8
split-complementary
#DAC66E #6EB8DA #906EDA
monochromatic
#A48D2A #CEB33D #DAC66E #E6D99F #F3ECD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#DAC66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.28
#DAC66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAC66E
12.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAC66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAC66E | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.28 | 12.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C266
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC972
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dac66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 198, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.111 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d799',
500: '#dac66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dac66e; $custom-light: #e7d799; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dac66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 198,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.889,
"s": 59.341,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82483,
"c": 0.11118,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.56419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAC66E
secondary
#4557A7
accent
#3EC71F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#84837F