Colour
#DAC41D
- #DAC41D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DAC41D is a yellow with RGB values 218, 196, 29 and HSL 53°, 77%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DAC41D#DAC41D
HEX#DAC41D
RGBrgb(218, 196, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7686, 0.1137
RGB percentages85.5%, 76.9%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(53, 76.5%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 86.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 86.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,337,053
CSS custom property--colour: #DAC41D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#253BE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D33DA
Analogous#DA651D, #92DA1D
Triadic#1DDAC4, #C41DDA
Split complementary#1D92DA, #661DDA
Tetradic#1DDA66, #1D33DA, #DA1D92
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G196
B29
Red218 (85.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue53.02°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G C4 · B 1D
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