Palettes / Colors / #DACEA4

#DACEA4 — Light Muted Yellow

#DACEA4 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DACEA4 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 #A4B0DA; it also sits naturally between #DAB4A4 and #CBDAA4. 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 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

CSS code for #DACEA4

.text { color: #DACEA4; }
.background { background-color: #DACEA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACEA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 42%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACEA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACEA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DACEA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACEA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DACEA4

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Tones of #DACEA4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4B0DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACEA4: #000000.

How #DACEA4 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 #DACEA4 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

← #DACEA3  ·  #DACEA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACEA4?

#DACEA4 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 206, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACEA4?

#DACEA4 is RGB 218, 206, 164 — HSL 47°, 42%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 25%, 15%.

What colors go with #DACEA4?

Its complement is #A4B0DA; analogous partners are #DAB4A4 and #CBDAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACEA4 for text?

Black text on #DACEA4 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.