Palettes / Colors / #DAD16E
#DAD16E — Yellow
#DAD16E 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 #DAD16E 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.
#DAD16E 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 #6D76D9; it also sits naturally between #D99A6D and #ACD96D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAD16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 209, 110 |
| HSL | 55°, 59%, 64% |
| HSV | 55°, 50%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 50%, 15% |
| XYZ | 54.53, 61.63, 23.77 |
| Yxy | 61.63, 0.3897, 0.4404 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.72, -10.04, 49.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.51, -9.36, 33.98 |
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
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CSS code for #DAD16E
.text { color: #DAD16E; }
.background { background-color: #DAD16E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD16E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 209, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 59%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD16E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 209, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD16E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 209, 110, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAD16E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD16E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAD16E
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Tones of #DAD16E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #6D76D9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAD16E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD16E
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 #DAD16E: ·
How #DAD16E 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 #DAD16E 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 #DAD16E?
#DAD16E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 209, 110). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD16E?
#DAD16E is RGB 218, 209, 110 — HSL 55°, 59%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 50%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAD16E?
Its complement is #6D76D9; analogous partners are #D99A6D and #ACD96D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAD16E for text?
Black text on #DAD16E has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.