Colour
#DAC43D
- #DAC43D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DAC43D is a yellow with RGB values 218, 196, 61 and HSL 52°, 68%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DAC43D#DAC43D
HEX#DAC43D
RGBrgb(218, 196, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7686, 0.2392
RGB percentages85.5%, 76.9%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(51.6, 68%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 72%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 72%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,337,085
CSS custom property--colour: #DAC43D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#253BC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D53DA
Analogous#DA753D, #A1DA3D
Triadic#3DDAC4, #C43DDA
Split complementary#3DA1DA, #753DDA
Tetradic#3DDA76, #3D53DA, #DA3DA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G196
B61
Red218 (85.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)67.97%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G C4 · B 3D
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