Palettes / Colors / #DACEA3
#DACEA3 — Light Muted Yellow
#DACEA3 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DACEA3 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.
#DACEA3 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 #A4B0DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB3A4 and #CBDBA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DACEA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 206, 163 |
| HSL | 47°, 43%, 75% |
| HSV | 47°, 25%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 25%, 15% |
| XYZ | 57.60, 61.69, 43.52 |
| Yxy | 61.69, 0.3538, 0.3789 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.75, -2.53, 22.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.54, -2.40, 18.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 81% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 25% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DACEA3
.text { color: #DACEA3; }
.background { background-color: #DACEA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACEA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACEA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACEA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DACEA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACEA3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DACEA3
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Tones of #DACEA3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4B0DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DACEA3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACEA3
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DACEA3: ·
How #DACEA3 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 #DACEA3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DACEA3?
#DACEA3 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 206, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DACEA3?
#DACEA3 is RGB 218, 206, 163 — HSL 47°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 25%, 15%.
What colors go with #DACEA3?
Its complement is #A4B0DB; analogous partners are #DBB3A4 and #CBDBA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DACEA3 for text?
Black text on #DACEA3 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.