Palettes / Colors / #DAD4BD
#DAD4BD — Light Dusty Yellow
#DAD4BD 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 #DAD4BD 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.
#DAD4BD 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 #BEC3DA; it also sits naturally between #DAC6BE and #D2DABE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAD4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 212, 189 |
| HSL | 48°, 28%, 80% |
| HSV | 48°, 13%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 13%, 15% |
| XYZ | 61.64, 65.67, 57.57 |
| Yxy | 65.67, 0.3334, 0.3552 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.83, -1.80, 12.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.03, -1.73, 10.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 83% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 13% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAD4BD
.text { color: #DAD4BD; }
.background { background-color: #DAD4BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD4BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 212, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 28%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD4BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 212, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD4BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 212, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAD4BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD4BD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAD4BD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC3DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAD4BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD4BD
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 #DAD4BD: ·
How #DAD4BD 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 #DAD4BD 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 #DAD4BD?
#DAD4BD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 212, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD4BD?
#DAD4BD is RGB 218, 212, 189 — HSL 48°, 28%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 13%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAD4BD?
Its complement is #BEC3DA; analogous partners are #DAC6BE and #D2DABE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAD4BD for text?
Black text on #DAD4BD has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.