What color is #DAC878?

#DAC878 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC878?

The RGB value is 218, 200, 120: 218 red, 200 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC878?

The complementary color is #788ADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC878 color

#DAC878 rgb(218, 200, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DAC878 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 78.4% green and 47.1% blue (218, 200, 120).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 57% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Hay Day (#DACD81), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#DAC878 color codes

HEX	`#DAC878`
RGB	`rgb(218, 200, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 78.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 57%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 45%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.5, -4.51, 42.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.5, 42.4, 96.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.959, 57.572, 26.088)`
Decimal	`14338168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC878, 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 #DAC878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #DAC878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac878; }
.text { color: #dac878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 200 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac878, #bbda78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DAC878?: #DAC878 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC878?: The RGB value is 218, 200, 120: 218 red, 200 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC878?: The complementary color is #788ADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.