ColorTool
Log in
#DAC8A4

#dac8a4 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dac8a4 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 78.43% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.26% magenta, 24.77% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 42.19% saturation and 74.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc99
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5889

Complementary

  1. #dac8a4
  2. #a4b6da

Split complementary

  1. #dac8a4
  2. #a4d1da
  3. #ada4da

Analogous

  1. #daada4
  2. #dac8a4
  3. #d1daa4

Triadic

  1. #dac8a4
  2. #a4dac8
  3. #c8a4da

Tetradic

  1. #dac8a4
  2. #b6daa4
  3. #a4b6da
  4. #c8a4da

Square

  1. #dac8a4
  2. #a4daad
  3. #a4b6da
  4. #daa4d1

Monochromatic

  1. #a38342
  2. #c4a76e
  3. #dac8a4
  4. #f0e9da
  5. #f9f6f0

Shades

#dac8a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dac8a4
  2. #c4b494
  3. #aea083
  4. #998c73
  5. #837862
  6. #6d6452
  7. #575042
  8. #413c31
  9. #2c2821
  10. #161410
  11. #000000

Tints

#dac8a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dac8a4
  2. #decead
  3. #e1d3b6
  4. #e5d9bf
  5. #e9dec8
  6. #ede4d2
  7. #f0e9db
  8. #f4efe4
  9. #f8f4ed
  10. #fbfaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dac8a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dac8a4
  2. #d1c1a0
  3. #c8ba9d
  4. #bfb299
  5. #b6ab96
  6. #ada492
  7. #a49d8e
  8. #9b968b
  9. #928e87
  10. #898784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c9bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c7a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6cca5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3c2be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c7a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7caa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0c4b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dac8a4 {
  color: #dac8a4;
}
Background
.bg-dac8a4 {
  background-color: #dac8a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dac8a4 {
  border: 2px solid #dac8a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dac8a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 200 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 42% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dac8a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dac8a4, #d1daa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dac8a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 200 164 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.67 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.29 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.95 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.09 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.32 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.34 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.54 #25375b Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Wheat
#dac8a4  rgb(218, 200, 164)  hsl(40, 42%, 75%)  Wheat
#a4b6da  rgb(164, 182, 218)  hsl(220, 42%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a4dac8  rgb(164, 218, 200)  hsl(160, 42%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#c8a4da  rgb(200, 164, 218)  hsl(280, 42%, 75%)  Wisteria