#DACD81Hay Day (#DACD81) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 100°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.098. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #DACD81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 205, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 55%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 41%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 41%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.9 -6.2 39.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.842 0.098 100) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hay Day shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1c776 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e1cd7d — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dacd81 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dace83 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hay Day in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.61:1 and against black 13.03:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff4b1 · #dacd81 · #afa45f · #887e40 · #635a21 · #413801
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dce6ac · #dacd81 · #d4b372 · #ca9b69 · #bb8564 · #a97061
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#dacd81 · #95b59c · #998e51 · #3e7f52 · #5d5419 · #22402a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f3f0da · #dacd81 · #b0aa83 · #8d8866 · #555996 · #302c18
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dacd81 · #acaeb7 · #7c7a6d · #48494f · #201e11 · #010103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d5 · #999baa · #1f2132 · #02020f · #dacd81
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9ecc9 · #dacd81 · #a0bd98 · #467fb0 · #343d5e · #041114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dacd81 · #aaadc1 · #557ea7 · #593870 · #001e3c · #030007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dacd81 · #9bb3bb · #3d859a · #6b325a · #35082a · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dacd81 · #9ab5b2 · #398984 · #40417d · #3b0515 · #01000b
#DFD492 · #E4DBA2 · #E9E2B2 · #EFE8C2 · #F4EFD2
#B3A763 · #8D8345 · #696029 · #483F0C · #282100
#D7CD93 · #D3CDA3 · #D0CCB2
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.