Palettes / Colors / #DACEAA
#DACEAA — Light Muted Yellow
#DACEAA is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DACEAA 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.
#DACEAA 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 #AAB6DA; it also sits naturally between #DAB6AA and #CEDAAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DACEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 206, 170 |
| HSL | 45°, 39%, 76% |
| HSV | 45°, 22%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 22%, 15% |
| XYZ | 58.24, 61.95, 46.92 |
| Yxy | 61.95, 0.3485, 0.3707 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.89, -1.55, 19.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.71, -1.48, 16.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 81% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 22% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DACEAA
.text { color: #DACEAA; }
.background { background-color: #DACEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 39%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DACEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAB6DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DACEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACEAA
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 #DACEAA: ·
How #DACEAA 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 #DACEAA 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 #DACEAA?
#DACEAA is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 206, 170). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DACEAA?
#DACEAA is RGB 218, 206, 170 — HSL 45°, 39%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 22%, 15%.
What colors go with #DACEAA?
Its complement is #AAB6DA; analogous partners are #DAB6AA and #CEDAAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DACEAA for text?
Black text on #DACEAA has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.