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#DAC734 Color

#DAC734 is rgb(218, 199, 52) in RGB, hsl(53, 69%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 76%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Minion Yellow (#F5E050), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAC734
HEX#DAC734
RGBrgb(218, 199, 52)
HSLhsl(53, 69%, 53%)
HSVhsv(53, 76%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 76%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.157 101.6)
LABlab(80.04% -4.24 70.12)
LCHlch(80.04% 70.25 93.46)

What #DAC734 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 #DAC734, 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.

#DAC734 Channel Values

How #DAC734 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 199 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 69% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 76% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 76% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAC734 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAC734

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAC734; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DAC734

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 #DAC734.

How #DAC734 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#DAC734
Protanopia#CACA34
Protanomaly#D1C934
Deuteranopia#CECE31
Deuteranomaly#D3CB32
Tritanopia#E3BCBC
Tritanomaly#E0C198
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAC734 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dac734: #DAC734;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAC734;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dac734': '#DAC734' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.780, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_dac734">#DAC734</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAC734"

More Yellow Colors

#DAC734 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAC734 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAC734?

#DAC734 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(218, 199, 52) in RGB and hsl(53, 69%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Minion Yellow (#F5E050), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.01.

What is the RGB value of #DAC734?

#DAC734 is rgb(218, 199, 52) — red 218, green 199, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAC734?

#DAC734 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 76%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAC734 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAC734 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAC734 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAC734 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 18.67, which is visibly different.

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