Palettes / Colors / #DAAE2B

#DAAE2B — Yellow

#DAAE2B is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DAAE2B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DAAE2B is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2B56DA; it also sits naturally between #DA562B and #AEDA2B. 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 68% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 80% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAAE2B

.text { color: #DAAE2B; }
.background { background-color: #DAAE2B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAE2B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 174, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 70%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAE2B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 174, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAE2B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 174, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAAE2B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAE2B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAAE2B

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Tones of #DAAE2B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2B56DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAAE2B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAE2B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DAAE2B 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 #DAAE2B 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

← #DAAE2A  ·  #DAAE2C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAE2B?

#DAAE2B is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 174, 43). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAE2B?

#DAAE2B is RGB 218, 174, 43 — HSL 45°, 70%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 80%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAAE2B?

Its complement is #2B56DA; analogous partners are #DA562B and #AEDA2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAE2B for text?

Black text on #DAAE2B has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.