Close to Citrine
#DAC000
#DAC000 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Citrine. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 75.3% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Shades
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DAC000.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.82:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.52:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.82:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.52:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DAC000 as they’d see it.
#DAC000 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DAC000
What color is #DAC000?
#DAC000 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Citrine. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 75.3% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DAC000 in RGB?
#DAC000 is rgb(218, 192, 0): 218 red, 192 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DAC000 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 12, 100, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DAC000?
PANTONE 129 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DAC000?
Its complement #CCB4FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.