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#DABC2D closest to Wax

#DABC2D is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Wax. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 73.7% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(218, 188, 45)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 70% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 79% yellow and 15% black. #DABC2D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.21:1.

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#DABC2D color conversion

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Variations of #DABC2D

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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#DABC2D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DABC2D2D4BDA
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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.

DABC2D4BDA2D2D4BDABC2DDA
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DABC2D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DABC2D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D8C137
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0B802
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3BA1A
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8C137
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D8BF32
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ECADA2
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1B675
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5BDA8

#DABC2D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#DABC2D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.21:1 Very good#DABC2D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DABC2D in CSS

/* Wax */
.color { color: #DABC2D; }
.background { background-color: #DABC2D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DABC2D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(218 188 45);
color: hsl(50 70% 52%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.153 96.4);

#DABC2D FAQ

What color is #DABC2D?

#DABC2D is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Wax. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DABC2D?

#DABC2D is rgb(218, 188, 45) in RGB, hsl(50, 70%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 79%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DABC2D?

The complementary color of #DABC2D is #2D4BDA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DABC2D?

Black text has the best contrast on #DABC2D: 11.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DABC2D a warm or cool color?

#DABC2D is a warm color.