What color is #DAC77D?

#DAC77D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC77D?

The RGB value is 218, 199, 125: 218 red, 199 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC77D?

The complementary color is #7D90DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC77D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC77D color

#DAC77D rgb(218, 199, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DAC77D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 78% green and 49% blue (218, 199, 125).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 56% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 43% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#DAC77D color codes

HEX	`#DAC77D`
RGB	`rgb(218, 199, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 78%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 56%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 43%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 43%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.31, -3.49, 39.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.31, 39.56, 95.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.04, 57.235, 27.652)`
Decimal	`14337917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC77D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DAC77D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC77D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DAC77D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac77d; }
.text { color: #dac77d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac77d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 199 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac77d, #beda7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DAC77D?: #DAC77D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC77D?: The RGB value is 218, 199, 125: 218 red, 199 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC77D?: The complementary color is #7D90DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC77D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.