Palettes / Colors / #DAD4BB
#DAD4BB — Light Dusty Yellow
#DAD4BB is a yellow color we call Light Dusty 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 #DAD4BB 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.
#DAD4BB is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B9C0DA; it also sits naturally between #DAC3B9 and #D0DAB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAD4BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 212, 187 |
| HSL | 48°, 30%, 79% |
| HSV | 48°, 14%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 14%, 15% |
| XYZ | 61.43, 65.58, 56.43 |
| Yxy | 65.58, 0.3349, 0.3575 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.78, -2.11, 13.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.98, -2.03, 11.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 83% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 14% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAD4BB
.text { color: #DAD4BB; }
.background { background-color: #DAD4BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD4BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 212, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 30%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD4BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 212, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD4BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 212, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAD4BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD4BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9C0DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAD4BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD4BB
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 #DAD4BB: ·
How #DAD4BB 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 #DAD4BB 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 #DAD4BB?
#DAD4BB is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 212, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD4BB?
#DAD4BB is RGB 218, 212, 187 — HSL 48°, 30%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 14%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAD4BB?
Its complement is #B9C0DA; analogous partners are #DAC3B9 and #D0DAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAD4BB for text?
Black text on #DAD4BB has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.