#DAD97A#DAD97A
#DAD97A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.659; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.118 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAD97A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 217, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 56%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 44%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 44%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.96, -12.95, 46.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.96, 48.47, 105.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.59% -0.0366 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.59% 0.118 108.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2402, 65.9376, 28.1205) |
| Luminance | 0.6594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.52
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.18
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.11
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.40
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.53
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAD97A #7A7BDA
analogous
#DAA97A #DAD97A #ABDA7A
triadic
#DAD97A #7ADAD9 #D97ADA
tetradic
#DAD97A #7ADAA9 #7A7BDA #DA7AAB
square
#DAD97A #7ADAA9 #7A7BDA #DA7AAB
split-complementary
#DAD97A #7AABDA #A97ADA
monochromatic
#AAA92F #CDCB4A #DAD97A #E7E7AA #F5F4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#DAD97A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.19
#DAD97A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAD97A
14.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAD97A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAD97A | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.19 | 14.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D272
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D67E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6CEC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dad97a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 217, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.118 108.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7e4a2',
500: '#dad97a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dad97a; $custom-light: #e7e4a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dad97a",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 217,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.375,
"s": 56.471,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86587,
"c": 0.11799,
"h": 108.1
},
"luminance": 0.65936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAD97A
secondary
#4B4CAD
accent
#23C421
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#16150F
muted
#848480