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#DADC50 Color

#DADC50 is rgb(218, 220, 80) in RGB, hsl(61, 67%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 64%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DADC50
HEX#DADC50
RGBrgb(218, 220, 80)
HSLhsl(61, 67%, 59%)
HSVhsv(61, 64%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 64%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.159 110.1)
LABlab(85.70% -13.21 65.55)
LCHlch(85.70% 66.87 101.40)

What #DADC50 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 #DADC50, 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.

#DADC50 Channel Values

How #DADC50 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 220 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 67% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 64% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DADC50 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DADC50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DADC50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DADC50; 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 #DADC50

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 #DADC50.

How #DADC50 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#DADC50
Protanopia#DCDC50
Protanomaly#DBDC50
Deuteranopia#DBDB50
Deuteranomaly#DBDC50
Tritanopia#E5D1D1
Tritanomaly#E1D5AC
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DADC50 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dadc50: #DADC50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DADC50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dadc50': '#DADC50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.863, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_dadc50">#DADC50</color>
SVG fillfill="#DADC50"

More Yellow Colors

#DADC50 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DADC50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DADC50?

#DADC50 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(218, 220, 80) in RGB and hsl(61, 67%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #DADC50?

#DADC50 is rgb(218, 220, 80) — red 218, green 220, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DADC50?

#DADC50 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 64%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DADC50 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DADC50 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DADC50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DADC50 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 21.8, which is visibly different.

Open #DADC50 in a Tool

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