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#DACC7C Color

#DACC7C is rgb(218, 204, 124) in RGB, hsl(51, 56%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 43%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flax (#EEDC82), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DACC7C
HEX#DACC7C
RGBrgb(218, 204, 124)
HSLhsl(51, 56%, 67%)
HSVhsv(51, 43%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 43%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.102 99.6)
LABlab(81.90% -3.05 41.58)
LCHlch(81.90% 41.69 94.20)

What #DACC7C 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 #DACC7C, 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.

#DACC7C Channel Values

How #DACC7C 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 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 56% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 43% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 43% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DACC7C 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DACC7C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DACC7C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DACC7C; 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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Tints & Shades of #DACC7C

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 #DACC7C.

How #DACC7C 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#DACC7C
Protanopia#CECE7C
Protanomaly#D3CD7C
Deuteranopia#D1D17B
Deuteranomaly#D5CF7C
Tritanopia#E1C4C4
Tritanomaly#DEC7AC
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DACC7C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dacc7c: #DACC7C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DACC7C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dacc7c': '#DACC7C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.800, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_dacc7c">#DACC7C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DACC7C"

More Yellow Colors

#DACC7C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DACC7C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DACC7C?

#DACC7C is a light yellow — rgb(218, 204, 124) in RGB and hsl(51, 56%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flax (#EEDC82), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #DACC7C?

#DACC7C is rgb(218, 204, 124) — red 218, green 204, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DACC7C?

#DACC7C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 43%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DACC7C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DACC7C scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DACC7C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DACC7C 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 9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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