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Harvest Gold (#DA9100)

The hex code for Harvest Gold is #DA9100. It is rgb(218, 145, 0) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 15%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA9100
HEX#DA9100
RGBrgb(218, 145, 0)
HSLhsl(40, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(40, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.151 73.5)
LABlab(66.44% 22.08 70.93)
LCHlch(66.44% 74.28 72.71)

Colors Closest to Harvest Gold

Harvest Gold is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 3.79Marigold#EAA221ΔE 6.22Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 9.21Vivid Amber#CC9900ΔE 10.21Caramel#C68E17ΔE 10.42Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 10.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DA9100 Channel Values

How Harvest Gold breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 145 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 100% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 100% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Harvest Gold background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text8.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA9100 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Harvest Gold

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Harvest Gold; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DA9100
Complementary
#0049DB
Analogous
#DB2500
Analogous
#B7DB00
Triadic
#00DB92
Triadic
#9200DB
Split comp.
#00B7DB
Split comp.
#2500DB

Tints & Shades of Harvest Gold

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FFAC05
#FFB92E
#FFC757
#FFD37A
#FFE0A3
#FFEECC

Shades

#BD7E00
#A36D00
#855800
#6B4700
#4D3300
#332200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA9100.

How Harvest Gold Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DA9100
Protanopia#A1A100
Protanomaly#BA9B00
Deuteranopia#AEAE00
Deuteranomaly#C1A300
Tritanopia#DF8888
Tritanomaly#DD8C6B
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA9100 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--harvest-gold: #DA9100;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA9100;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'harvest-gold': '#DA9100' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.569, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="harvest_gold">#DA9100</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA9100"

More Yellow Colors

Harvest Gold sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

daa520d9d978dbba00d7d4a7dbdb00d6ab00dcd04cd4af37dcdc84d3d364dde26ad1bc00e7e727f0e68cf6eabefbec5dfef3c6ffdf20fffae5ffff8a3c341f6c541e998200bdb76b

#DA9100 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Harvest Gold?

The hex code for Harvest Gold is #DA9100. That is rgb(218, 145, 0) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #DA9100?

#DA9100 is rgb(218, 145, 0) — red 218, green 145, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA9100?

#DA9100 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA9100 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA9100 scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA9100 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA9100 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 11.24, which is visibly different.

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