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#DAAE53 closest to Cheese Wiz

#DAAE53 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Cheese Wiz. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 68.2% green and 32.5% blue (rgb(218, 174, 83)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 65% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 62% yellow and 15% black. #DAAE53 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.16:1.

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Variations of #DAAE53

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DAAE53 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DAAE53 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DAAE53 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCB956
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1AE4A
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9AF4D
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCB956
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0B554
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EBA09A
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1A87A
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFB3A3

#DAAE53 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#DAAE53 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.16:1 Very good#DAAE53 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DAAE53 in CSS

/* Cheese Wiz */
.color { color: #DAAE53; }
.background { background-color: #DAAE53; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DAAE53; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(218 174 83);
color: hsl(40 65% 59%);
color: oklch(0.773 0.120 83.4);

#DAAE53 FAQ

What color is #DAAE53?

#DAAE53 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Cheese Wiz. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DAAE53?

#DAAE53 is rgb(218, 174, 83) in RGB, hsl(40, 65%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 62%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DAAE53?

The complementary color of #DAAE53 is #537FDA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DAAE53?

Black text has the best contrast on #DAAE53: 10.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DAAE53 a warm or cool color?

#DAAE53 is a warm color.