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#DABC10 Color

#DABC10 is rgb(218, 188, 16) in RGB, hsl(51, 86%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 93%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Gold (#CFAA01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DABC10
HEX#DABC10
RGBrgb(218, 188, 16)
HSLhsl(51, 86%, 46%)
HSVhsv(51, 93%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 93%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.162 97.3)
LABlab(77.09% 0.48 75.98)
LCHlch(77.09% 75.98 89.64)

What #DABC10 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 #DABC10, 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.

#DABC10 Channel Values

How #DABC10 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 188 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 86% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 93% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 93% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DABC10 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DABC10 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DABC10

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DABC10; 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
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DABC10

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 #DABC10.

How #DABC10 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#DABC10
Protanopia#C2C20E
Protanomaly#CCBF0F
Deuteranopia#C7C700
Deuteranomaly#CFC206
Tritanopia#E3B1B1
Tritanomaly#DFB68D
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DABC10 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dabc10: #DABC10;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DABC10;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dabc10': '#DABC10' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.737, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_dabc10">#DABC10</color>
SVG fillfill="#DABC10"

More Yellow Colors

#DABC10 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DABC10 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DABC10?

#DABC10 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(218, 188, 16) in RGB and hsl(51, 86%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Gold (#CFAA01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #DABC10?

#DABC10 is rgb(218, 188, 16) — red 218, green 188, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DABC10?

#DABC10 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 93%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DABC10 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DABC10 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DABC10 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DABC10 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 14.96, which is visibly different.

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