#DAD16C#DAD16C
#DAD16C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.616; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.124 H 104.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAD16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 209, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 60%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 50.5%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.70, -10.22, 50.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.70, 51.72, 101.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.73% -0.0302 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.73% 0.124 104.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4222, 61.5908, 23.2059) |
| Luminance | 0.6159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.79
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.02
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.14
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.19
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.27
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAD16C #6C75DA
analogous
#DA9A6C #DAD16C #ACDA6C
triadic
#DAD16C #6CDAD1 #D16CDA
tetradic
#DAD16C #6CDA9A #6C75DA #DA6CAC
square
#DAD16C #6CDA9A #6C75DA #DA6CAC
split-complementary
#DAD16C #6CACDA #9A6CDA
monochromatic
#A39929 #CEC23B #DAD16C #E6E09D #F3F0CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#DAD16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.32
#DAD16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAD16C
13.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAD16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAD16C | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.32 | 13.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CB63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D071
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dad16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 209, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.124 104.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7de98',
500: '#dad16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dad16c; $custom-light: #e7de98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dad16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 209,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.091,
"s": 59.783,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84728,
"c": 0.12358,
"h": 104.1
},
"luminance": 0.61589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAD16C
secondary
#444CA6
accent
#2CC71E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#16150E
muted
#84847F