Recognised as Colour

#DAE48C

#DAE48C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DAE48C is a yellow with RGB values 218, 228, 140 and HSL 67°, 62%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#DAE48C

RGBrgb(218, 228, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8941, 0.549

RGB percentages85.5%, 89.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(66.8, 62%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 38.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK4.4%, 0%, 38.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,345,356

CSS custom property--colour: #DAE48C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.46:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#251B73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0DC85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDE90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E4DBCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.4 Moccasin · ΔE 24.7 Navajo white · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#968CE4

Analogous#E4C28C, #AEE48C

Triadic#8CDAE4, #E48CDA

Split complementary#8CAEE4, #C28CE4

Tetradic#8CE4C2, #968CE4, #E48CAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F7DF

Lighter +10%#E7EEB5

Darker −10%#CDDA63

Darker −20%#BFD139

Darker −30%#9FAE29

Darker −40%#79851F

More saturated +25%#E8F67A

Less saturated −25%#CCD29E

Channel breakdown

R218

G228

B140

Red218 (85.5%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue66.82°

Saturation (HSL)61.97%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DA · G E4 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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