Palettes / Colors / #D9DABA

#D9DABA — Light Dusty Yellow

#D9DABA is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D9DABA is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BAB9DA; it also sits naturally between #DACBB9 and #C8DAB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 85% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D9DABA

.text { color: #D9DABA; }
.background { background-color: #D9DABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9DABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 218, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 30%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9DABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 218, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9DABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 218, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9DABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9DABA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAB9DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9DABA: #000000.

How #D9DABA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D9DABA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D9DAB9  ·  #D9DABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9DABA?

#D9DABA is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 217, 218, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9DABA?

#D9DABA is RGB 217, 218, 186 — HSL 62°, 30%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 15%, 15%.

What colors go with #D9DABA?

Its complement is #BAB9DA; analogous partners are #DACBB9 and #C8DAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9DABA for text?

Black text on #D9DABA has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.