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#DABE77 Color

#DABE77 is rgb(218, 190, 119) in RGB, hsl(43, 57%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DABE77
HEX#DABE77
RGBrgb(218, 190, 119)
HSLhsl(43, 57%, 66%)
HSVhsv(43, 45%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.096 88.7)
LABlab(78.25% 3.45 39.59)
LCHlch(78.25% 39.74 85.02)

What #DABE77 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 #DABE77, 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.

#DABE77 Channel Values

How #DABE77 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 190 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 57% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 45% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 45% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DABE77 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DABE77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DABE77; 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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Tints & Shades of #DABE77

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DABE77.

How #DABE77 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#DABE77
Protanopia#C3C377
Protanomaly#CDC177
Deuteranopia#C8C875
Deuteranomaly#CFC476
Tritanopia#E0B7B7
Tritanomaly#DDBAA1
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DABE77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dabe77: #DABE77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DABE77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dabe77': '#DABE77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.745, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_dabe77">#DABE77</color>
SVG fillfill="#DABE77"

More Yellow Colors

#DABE77 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DABE77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DABE77?

#DABE77 is a light yellow — rgb(218, 190, 119) in RGB and hsl(43, 57%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #DABE77?

#DABE77 is rgb(218, 190, 119) — red 218, green 190, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DABE77?

#DABE77 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DABE77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DABE77 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DABE77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DABE77 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.35, which is visibly different.

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