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#DACC4E — Yellow

#DACC4E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DACC4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DACC4E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E5CDA; it also sits naturally between #DA864E and #A2DA4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DACC4E · RGB 218, 204, 78

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Color values

HEX#DACC4E
RGB218, 204, 78
HSL54°, 65%, 58%
HSV54°, 64%, 85%
CMYK0%, 6%, 64%, 15%
XYZ51.88, 58.64, 15.79
Yxy58.64, 0.4107, 0.4642
CIE-Lab81.09, -9.88, 62.32
Hunter Lab76.58, -9.13, 38.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 80% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 64% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DACC4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DACC4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DACC4E

.text { color: #DACC4E; }
.background { background-color: #DACC4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACC4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 204, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACC4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 204, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACC4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 204, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DACC4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACC4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DACC4E

#D5C539#C6B62A#B1A325#978C20#82781C#6D6517#544E12#3F3A0D#262308#111004

Tints of #DACC4E

#DDD05F#E1D570#E3D97D#E7DE8D#EAE39E#EEE8AF#F2EDC0#F4F0CD#F8F5DD#FBFAEE

Tones of #DACC4E

#D0C458#C5BB63#BCB46C#B2AC76#A8A480#9E9C8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E5CDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #DACC4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACC4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DACC4E: ·

How #DACC4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D4D46CDeuteranopia · #D5D674Tritanopia · #D9858A

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DACC4E rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Honey Ember
#E2D483 · #DAC652 · #908028 · #484014
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28
Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Smoky Ruby Tempest
#E66A1C · #E2D050 · #9FDD39 · #51EE3A
Burning Opal
#9F5325 · #D6C756 · #A4CB66 · #5EC652

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D8D051#DAC652#D8D351#DBD44F#E2D050#D6C756#E0C658#E5D549#DEBD50#E9C74D#CECB5A#CECE5A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DACC4D  ·  #DACC4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACC4E?

#DACC4E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 204, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACC4E?

#DACC4E is RGB 218, 204, 78 — HSL 54°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 64%, 15%.

What colors go with #DACC4E?

Its complement is #4E5CDA; analogous partners are #DA864E and #A2DA4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACC4E for text?

Black text on #DACC4E has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.