Recognised as Colour
#DACB9E
- #DACB9E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DACB9E is a yellow with RGB values 218, 203, 158 and HSL 45°, 45%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DACB9E#DACB9E
HEX#DACB9E
RGBrgb(218, 203, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7961, 0.6196
RGB percentages85.5%, 79.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(45, 44.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 27.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 27.5%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,338,974
CSS custom property--colour: #DACB9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#253461
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EADDA
Analogous#DAAD9E, #CBDA9E
Triadic#9EDACB, #CB9EDA
Split complementary#9ECBDA, #AD9EDA
Tetradic#9EDAAD, #9EADDA, #DA9ECB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G203
B158
Red218 (85.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)44.78%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G CB · B 9E
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