Palettes / Colors / #DABC76

#DABC76 — Light Yellow

#DABC76 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DABC76 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7795DA; it also sits naturally between #DA8B77 and #C6DA77. 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 74% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 46% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DABC76

.text { color: #DABC76; }
.background { background-color: #DABC76; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABC76; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 188, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABC76; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 188, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABC76; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 188, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DABC76">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABC76">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7795DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DABC76: #000000.

How #DABC76 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 #DABC76 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

← #DABC75  ·  #DABC77 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABC76?

#DABC76 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 188, 118). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABC76?

#DABC76 is RGB 218, 188, 118 — HSL 42°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 46%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABC76?

Its complement is #7795DA; analogous partners are #DA8B77 and #C6DA77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABC76 for text?

Black text on #DABC76 has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.