What color is #DAD27F?

#DAD27F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD27F?

The RGB value is 218, 210, 127: 218 red, 210 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD27F?

The complementary color is #7F87DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD27F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD27F color

#DAD27F rgb(218, 210, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DAD27F is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82.4% green and 49.8% blue (218, 210, 127).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 42% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#DAD27F color codes

HEX	`#DAD27F`
RGB	`rgb(218, 210, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 42%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 42%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.2, -8.92, 42.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.2, 42.98, 101.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.792, 62.532, 29.206)`
Decimal	`14340735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD27F, 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 #DAD27F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD27F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #DAD27F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad27f; }
.text { color: #dad27f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad27f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 210 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad27f, #b4da7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DAD27F?: #DAD27F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD27F?: The RGB value is 218, 210, 127: 218 red, 210 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD27F?: The complementary color is #7F87DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD27F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.