#DAD57E#DAD57E
#DAD57E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.640; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.109 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAD57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 213, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 55%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 42%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 42.2%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.97, -10.54, 43.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.97, 44.77, 103.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.81% -0.0294 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.81% 0.109 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4746, 64.0017, 29.1132) |
| Luminance | 0.6400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.76
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.28
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.47
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.77
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.40
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAD57E #7E83DA
analogous
#DAA77E #DAD57E #B1DA7E
triadic
#DAD57E #7EDAD5 #D57EDA
tetradic
#DAD57E #7EDAA7 #7E83DA #DA7EB1
square
#DAD57E #7EDAA7 #7E83DA #DA7EB1
split-complementary
#DAD57E #7EB1DA #A77EDA
monochromatic
#ACA631 #CCC64E #DAD57E #E8E4AE #F5F4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#DAD57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.80
#DAD57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAD57E
13.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAD57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAD57E | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.80 | 13.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CF77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D382
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dad57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 213, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.109 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7e1a5',
500: '#dad57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dad57e; $custom-light: #e7e1a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dad57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 213,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.739,
"s": 55.422,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8581,
"c": 0.10927,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.64
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAD57E
secondary
#4D52AF
accent
#2BC323
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF6
border
#D5D5D0
text
#16150F
muted
#848480