#DAE36E#DAE36E
#DAE36E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.710; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.141 H 112.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAE36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 227, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 51.5%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.47, -19.00, 55.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.47, 58.56, 108.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.54% -0.055 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.54% 0.141 112.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1981, 70.9704, 25.3290) |
| Luminance | 0.7097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.61
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.96
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.99
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 6.08
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 6.09
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAE36E #776EE3
analogous
#E3B16E #DAE36E #9FE36E
triadic
#DAE36E #6EDAE3 #E36EDA
tetradic
#DAE36E #6EE3B1 #776EE3 #E36E9F
square
#DAE36E #6EE3B1 #776EE3 #E36E9F
split-complementary
#DAE36E #6E9FE3 #B16EE3
monochromatic
#A9B423 #CDD93B #DAE36E #E7EDA1 #F4F7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#DAE36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.19
#DAE36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAE36E
15.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAE36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAE36E | 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)
#F1DA63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DD74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6D7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dae36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 227, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.141 112.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8eb9b',
500: '#dae36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dae36e; $custom-light: #e8eb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dae36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 227,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.615,
"s": 67.63,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88539,
"c": 0.14138,
"h": 112.9
},
"luminance": 0.70969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAE36E
secondary
#4941B5
accent
#16D024
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFDF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#16160E
muted
#84847F