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#DABD49 Color

#DABD49 is rgb(218, 189, 73) in RGB, hsl(48, 66%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 67%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DABD49
HEX#DABD49
RGBrgb(218, 189, 73)
HSLhsl(48, 66%, 57%)
HSVhsv(48, 67%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 67%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.137 95)
LABlab(77.57% 1.36 60.17)
LCHlch(77.57% 60.19 88.70)

What #DABD49 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 #DABD49, 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.

#DABD49 Channel Values

How #DABD49 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 189 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 66% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 67% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 67% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DABD49 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DABD49 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DABD49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DABD49; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DABD49

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 #DABD49.

How #DABD49 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#DABD49
Protanopia#C2C249
Protanomaly#CCC049
Deuteranopia#C7C746
Deuteranomaly#CFC347
Tritanopia#E2B3B3
Tritanomaly#DFB795
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DABD49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dabd49: #DABD49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DABD49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dabd49': '#DABD49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.741, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_dabd49">#DABD49</color>
SVG fillfill="#DABD49"

More Yellow Colors

#DABD49 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DABD49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DABD49?

#DABD49 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(218, 189, 73) in RGB and hsl(48, 66%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.95.

What is the RGB value of #DABD49?

#DABD49 is rgb(218, 189, 73) — red 218, green 189, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DABD49?

#DABD49 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 67%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DABD49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DABD49 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DABD49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DABD49 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 15.13, which is visibly different.

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