What color is #DAC85C?

#DAC85C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC85C?

The RGB value is 218, 200, 92: 218 red, 200 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC85C?

The complementary color is #5C6EDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC85C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC85C color

#DAC85C rgb(218, 200, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DAC85C is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 78.4% green and 36.1% blue (218, 200, 92).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 63% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 58% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Duck Butter (#DDC75B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#DAC85C color codes

HEX	`#DAC85C`
RGB	`rgb(218, 200, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 78.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 63%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 58%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 58%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, -6.91, 55.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 55.65, 97.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.501, 56.989, 18.41)`
Decimal	`14338140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC85C, 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 #DAC85C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC85C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #DAC85C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac85c; }
.text { color: #dac85c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac85c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 200 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac85c, #adda5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #DAC85C?: #DAC85C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC85C?: The RGB value is 218, 200, 92: 218 red, 200 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC85C?: The complementary color is #5C6EDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC85C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.