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#DACC07 Color

#DACC07 is rgb(218, 204, 7) in RGB, hsl(56, 94%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 97%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citrine (#E4D00A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DACC07
HEX#DACC07
RGBrgb(218, 204, 7)
HSLhsl(56, 94%, 44%)
HSVhsv(56, 97%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 97%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.175 104.5)
LABlab(81.24% -7.35 79.81)
LCHlch(81.24% 80.15 95.26)

What #DACC07 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 #DACC07, 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.

#DACC07 Channel Values

How #DACC07 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 204 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 56° · S 94% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 56° · S 97% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 97% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DACC07 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DACC07 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DACC07

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DACC07; 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 #DACC07

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 #DACC07.

How #DACC07 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#DACC07
Protanopia#CECE06
Protanomaly#D3CD06
Deuteranopia#D1D100
Deuteranomaly#D5CF02
Tritanopia#E4C0C0
Tritanomaly#E0C599
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DACC07 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dacc07: #DACC07;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DACC07;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dacc07': '#DACC07' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.800, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_dacc07">#DACC07</color>
SVG fillfill="#DACC07"

More Yellow Colors

#DACC07 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DACC07 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DACC07?

#DACC07 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(218, 204, 7) in RGB and hsl(56, 94%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citrine (#E4D00A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.42.

What is the RGB value of #DACC07?

#DACC07 is rgb(218, 204, 7) — red 218, green 204, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DACC07?

#DACC07 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 97%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DACC07 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DACC07 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DACC07 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DACC07 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 13.77, which is visibly different.

Open #DACC07 in a Tool

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