Palettes / Colors / #DAD16D

#DAD16D — Yellow

#DAD16D is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DAD16D 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.

#DAD16D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6C75DA; it also sits naturally between #DA9A6C and #ACDA6C. 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 82% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 50% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAD16D

.text { color: #DAD16D; }
.background { background-color: #DAD16D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD16D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 209, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 60%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD16D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 209, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD16D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 209, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD16D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD16D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C75DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD16D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD16D

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 #DAD16D 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 #DAD16D 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

← #DAD16C  ·  #DAD16E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAD16D?

#DAD16D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 209, 109). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD16D?

#DAD16D is RGB 218, 209, 109 — HSL 55°, 60%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 50%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAD16D?

Its complement is #6C75DA; analogous partners are #DA9A6C and #ACDA6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD16D for text?

Black text on #DAD16D has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.