Colour

#DAC86C

#DAC86C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DAC86C is a yellow with RGB values 218, 200, 108 and HSL 50°, 60%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DAC86C#DAC86C

HEX#DAC86C

RGBrgb(218, 200, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7843, 0.4235

RGB percentages85.5%, 78.4%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(50.2, 59.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 50.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK0%, 8.3%, 50.5%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,338,156

CSS custom property--colour: #DAC86C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#253793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C464no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDCA70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E8BCB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 11.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Burlywood · ΔE 22.2 Navajo white · ΔE 24.1 Moccasin · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C7EDA

Analogous#DA916C, #B5DA6C

Triadic#6CDAC8, #C86CDA

Split complementary#6CB5DA, #916CDA

Tetradic#6CDA91, #6C7EDA, #DA6CB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6E6

Lighter +20%#EFE6BD

Lighter +10%#E4D795

Darker −10%#D0B943

Darker −20%#B39D2D

Darker −30%#8A7923

Darker −40%#615619

More saturated +25%#F1D755

Less saturated −25%#C3B983

Channel breakdown

R218

G200

B108

Red218 (85.5%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue50.18°

Saturation (HSL)59.78%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DA · G C8 · B 6C

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Colour values

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