#DAE36D#DAE36D
#DAE36D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.142 H 112.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAE36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 227, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 52%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.46, -19.08, 55.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.46, 59.01, 108.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.53% -0.0553 0.1311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.53% 0.142 112.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1440, 70.9488, 25.0439) |
| Luminance | 0.7095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.69
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.96
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.97
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.02
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 6.08
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAE36D #766DE3
analogous
#E3B16D #DAE36D #9FE36D
triadic
#DAE36D #6DDAE3 #E36DDA
tetradic
#DAE36D #6DE3B1 #766DE3 #E36D9F
square
#DAE36D #6DE3B1 #766DE3 #E36D9F
split-complementary
#DAE36D #6D9FE3 #B16DE3
monochromatic
#A8B322 #CDD93A #DAE36D #E7EDA0 #F4F7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#DAE36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.19
#DAE36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAE36D
15.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAE36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAE36D | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.19 | 15.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DA62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DD73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6D7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dae36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 227, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.142 112.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8eb9a',
500: '#dae36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dae36d; $custom-light: #e8eb9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dae36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 227,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.576,
"s": 67.816,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88528,
"c": 0.14231,
"h": 112.9
},
"luminance": 0.70948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAE36D
secondary
#4940B4
accent
#16D024
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFDF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#16160E
muted
#84847F