Palettes / Colors / #DACAA2

#DACAA2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DACAA2 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #DACAA2 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.

#DACAA2 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 #A4B3DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB0A4 and #CFDBA4. 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 79% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 26% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DACAA2

.text { color: #DACAA2; }
.background { background-color: #DACAA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACAA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 202, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACAA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 202, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACAA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 202, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DACAA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACAA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DACAA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4B3DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACAA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACAA2

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 #DACAA2 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 #DACAA2 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

← #DACAA1  ·  #DACAA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACAA2?

#DACAA2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 202, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACAA2?

#DACAA2 is RGB 218, 202, 162 — HSL 43°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 26%, 15%.

What colors go with #DACAA2?

Its complement is #A4B3DB; analogous partners are #DBB0A4 and #CFDBA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACAA2 for text?

Black text on #DACAA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.