#DAD170#DAD170
#DAD170 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.617; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.120 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAD170 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 209, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 59%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 49%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 48.6%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.74, -9.87, 48.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.74, 49.83, 101.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.78% -0.0288 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.78% 0.12 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6400, 61.6779, 24.3529) |
| Luminance | 0.6168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.71
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.89
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.94
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.07
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.41
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAD170 #7079DA
analogous
#DA9C70 #DAD170 #AEDA70
triadic
#DAD170 #70DAD1 #D170DA
tetradic
#DAD170 #70DA9C #7079DA #DA70AE
square
#DAD170 #70DA9C #7079DA #DA70AE
split-complementary
#DAD170 #70AEDA #9C70DA
monochromatic
#A59B2B #CDC13F #DAD170 #E7E1A1 #F3F0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#DAD170 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.34
#DAD170 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAD170
13.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAD170 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAD170 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.34 | 13.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CB68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D074
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7C6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dad170; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 209, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.120 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7de9b',
500: '#dad170',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dad170; $custom-light: #e7de9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dad170",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 209,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.906,
"s": 58.889,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8478,
"c": 0.11963,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.61676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAD170
secondary
#464EA8
accent
#2DC71F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#16150E
muted
#84847F