#DAB74B
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79% 0.131 91), rgb(218, 183, 75).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.85:1).
About this color
#DAB74B is a light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.131 and its hue 91°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.85:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.131) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 10.85:1 |
| White text | 1.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #DAB74B |
| RGB | rgb(218, 183, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 66%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.131 91) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #DAB74B | 1.93:1 | Fails | Lc -41.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #DAB74B | 10.85:1 | AAA | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #DAB74B text on white | 1.93:1 | Fails | Lc 37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #DAB74B text on black | 10.85:1 | AAA | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#FAF5E9
oklch(97.1% 0.017 88)
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Step 100
100
#F3EACE
oklch(93.7% 0.038 92.2)
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Step 200
200
#EBD8A2
oklch(88.5% 0.073 91)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#DAB74B
oklch(79% 0.131 91)
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Step 400
400
#C29C00
oklch(70.7% 0.145 91.2)
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Step 500
500
#A78500
oklch(63.1% 0.129 90.6)
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Step 600
600
#8C7000
oklch(55.6% 0.114 91.4)
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Step 700
700
#765E00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 91.4)
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Step 800
800
#614C00
oklch(42.6% 0.087 90.4)
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Step 900
900
#513F00
oklch(37.6% 0.077 90.4)
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Step 950
950
#302500
oklch(26.9% 0.055 91.9)
#DAB74B with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #CAB53E | 0.028 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D3BF50 | 0.021 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #EBA9A0 | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BABABA | 0.131 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #DAB74B
#DAB74B
oklch(79% 0.131 91)
- #A1B7FF
#A1B7FF
oklch(79% 0.106 270.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #DAB74B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.032
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.033
- Burnt Yellow #D5AB09 ΔE 0.040
- Mustard #CEB301 ΔE 0.040
- Mustard Yellow #D2BD0A ΔE 0.042
- Desert #CCAD60 ΔE 0.043
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.045
- Goldenrod #DAA520 ΔE 0.045
Use #DAB74B in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.