#DAE46C#DAE46C
#DAE46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.715; OKLCH L 88.7% C 0.144 H 113.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAE46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 228, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 52.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.72, -19.65, 56.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.72, 59.91, 109.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.73% -0.0571 0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.73% 0.144 113.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3648, 71.4760, 24.8534) |
| Luminance | 0.7147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.73
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.92
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.96
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.98
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.26
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAE46C #766CE4
analogous
#E4B26C #DAE46C #9EE46C
triadic
#DAE46C #6CDAE4 #E46CDA
tetradic
#DAE46C #6CE4B2 #766CE4 #E46C9E
square
#DAE46C #6CE4B2 #766CE4 #E46C9E
split-complementary
#DAE46C #6C9EE4 #B26CE4
monochromatic
#A8B421 #CDDB38 #DAE46C #E7EDA0 #F4F7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#DAE46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.30
#DAE46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAE46C
15.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAE46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAE46C | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.30 | 15.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DD73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6D8C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dae46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 228, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.7% 0.144 113.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8ec99',
500: '#dae46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dae46c; $custom-light: #e8ec99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dae46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 228,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65,
"s": 68.966,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88728,
"c": 0.14439,
"h": 113.3
},
"luminance": 0.71475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAE46C
secondary
#493FB5
accent
#15D124
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#16160E
muted
#85847F