Information about #DAD70C color

#DAD70C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DAD70C is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(218, 215, 12) — 85.5% red, 84.3% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 81 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DAD70C presents itself as a maximally vivid yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Citrine (#E4D00A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Piss Yellow (#DDD618) and Bird Flower (#D4CD16).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(218, 215, 12)), which gives #DAD70C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 13.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #DAD70C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DAD70C color variations

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

#DAD70C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DAD70C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DAD70C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DAD70C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DAD70C 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
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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
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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
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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
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#D70BDA
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#DA0B76
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Nearest named colors to #DAD70C

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

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Peridot color link
Peridot

#E6E200

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Safety Yellow color link
Safety Yellow

#EED202

Rustic Yellow color link
Rustic Yellow

#E2C400

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

#DAD70C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DAD70C
  • RGB218, 215, 12
  • CMYK0, 1, 81, 15
  • CSSrgb(218, 215, 12)
  • HSL59°, 90%, 45%
  • HSL Precise59.126°, 89.565%, 45.098%
  • HSV59°, 94%, 85%
  • HSB59°, 94%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.855, 0.843, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.855, 0.843, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.855, 0.843, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDAD70C
  • DECIMAL ID14341900
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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