Close to Wheat Field
#DAC596
#DAC596 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Wheat Field. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 77.3% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 41°, with 48% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DAC596.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.69:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.41:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.69:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.41:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DAC596 as they’d see it.
#DAC596 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DAC596
What color is #DAC596?
#DAC596 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Wheat Field. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 77.3% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 41°, with 48% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DAC596 in RGB?
#DAC596 is rgb(218, 197, 150): 218 red, 197 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DAC596 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 10, 31, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DAC596?
PANTONE 468 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DAC596?
Its complement #B2C7F7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.