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#DA9501 Color

#DA9501 is rgb(218, 149, 1) in RGB, hsl(41, 99%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 100%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA9501
HEX#DA9501
RGBrgb(218, 149, 1)
HSLhsl(41, 99%, 43%)
HSVhsv(41, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 100%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.151 75.8)
LABlab(67.39% 20.04 71.36)
LCHlch(67.39% 74.12 74.31)

What #DA9501 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DA9501, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DA9501 Channel Values

How #DA9501 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 149 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 99% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 100% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 100% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA9501 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA9501 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA9501

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA9501; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA9501

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA9501.

How #DA9501 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#DA9501
Protanopia#A4A400
Protanomaly#BC9E00
Deuteranopia#B0B000
Deuteranomaly#C2A600
Tritanopia#DF8C8C
Tritanomaly#DD906F
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA9501 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da9501: #DA9501;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA9501;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da9501': '#DA9501' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.584, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_da9501">#DA9501</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA9501"

More Yellow Colors

#DA9501 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA9501 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA9501?

#DA9501 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(218, 149, 1) in RGB and hsl(41, 99%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.29.

What is the RGB value of #DA9501?

#DA9501 is rgb(218, 149, 1) — red 218, green 149, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA9501?

#DA9501 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 100%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA9501 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA9501 scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA9501 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA9501 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 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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