Information about #DAD862 color

#DAD862 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DAD862 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(218, 216, 98) — 85.5% red, 84.7% green, 38.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 47 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DAD862 presents itself as a energetic, saturated yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Chinese Green (#D0DB61). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bored Accent Green (#DDE26A) and Soft Gold (#E0CD67).

In RGB terms — rgb(218, 216, 98) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #DAD862 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DAD862 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DAD862 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DAD862

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

inessele color link
inessele

#D5E054

RCAP Yellow color link
RCAP Yellow

#D6E868

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DAD862
  • RGB218, 216, 98
  • CMYK0, 1, 47, 15
  • CSSrgb(218, 216, 98)
  • HSL59°, 62%, 62%
  • HSL Precise59°, 61.856%, 61.961%
  • HSV59°, 55%, 85%
  • HSB59°, 55%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.855, 0.847, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.855, 0.847, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.855, 0.847, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDAD862
  • DECIMAL ID14342242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01