Colour

#DAC55A

#DAC55A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DAC55A is a yellow with RGB values 218, 197, 90 and HSL 50°, 63%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DAC55A#DAC55A

HEX#DAC55A

RGBrgb(218, 197, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7725, 0.3529

RGB percentages85.5%, 77.3%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(50.2, 63.4%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 58.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 58.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,337,370

CSS custom property--colour: #DAC55A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#253AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C04Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC85Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EAB8ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27 Burlywood · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5A6FDA

Analogous#DA855A, #AFDA5A

Triadic#5ADAC5, #C55ADA

Split complementary#5AAFDA, #855ADA

Tetradic#5ADA85, #5A6FDA, #DA5AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F1D7

Lighter +20%#EDE2AD

Lighter +10%#E3D484

Darker −10%#D1B630

Darker −20%#A89326

Darker −30%#7F6E1C

Darker −40%#554A13

More saturated +25%#F3D641

Less saturated −25%#C1B473

Channel breakdown

R218

G197

B90

Red218 (85.5%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue50.16°

Saturation (HSL)63.37%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DA · G C5 · B 5A

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