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Recognised as Colour

#DAD08C

  • #DAD08C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DAD08C is a yellow with RGB values 218, 208, 140 and HSL 52°, 51%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DAD08C#DAD08C
HEX#DAD08C
RGBrgb(218, 208, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8157, 0.549
RGB percentages85.5%, 81.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(52.3, 51.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 35.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 35.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,340,236
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD08C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#252F73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCCC87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD08Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E5C7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.3Dark khaki · ΔE 10.6Khaki · ΔE 12.7Navajo white · ΔE 14.8Wheat · ΔE 15.1Moccasin · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C96DA
Analogous#DAA98C, #BDDA8C
Triadic#8CDAD0, #D08CDA
Split complementary#8CBDDA, #A98CDA
Tetradic#8CDAA9, #8C96DA, #DA8CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F0D9
Lighter +10%#E6E0B3
Darker −10%#CEC065
Darker −20%#C1B03F
Darker −30%#9B8E32
Darker −40%#756A25
More saturated +25%#EDDE79
Less saturated −25%#C7C29F

Channel breakdown

R218
G208
B140
Red218 (85.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue52.31°
Saturation (HSL)51.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G D0 · B 8C

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