Palettes / Colors / #DAD577
#DAD577 — Light Yellow
#DAD577 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DAD577 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.
#DAD577 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 #777CDA; it also sits naturally between #DAA377 and #ADDA77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAD577 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 213, 119 |
| HSL | 57°, 57%, 66% |
| HSV | 57°, 45%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 45%, 15% |
| XYZ | 56.04, 63.83, 26.82 |
| Yxy | 63.83, 0.3820, 0.4351 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.88, -11.24, 46.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.89, -10.50, 32.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 84% · Blue 47%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 45% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAD577
.text { color: #DAD577; }
.background { background-color: #DAD577; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD577; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 213, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD577; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 213, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD577; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 213, 119, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAD577">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD577">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #777CDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAD577: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD577
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 #DAD577: ·
How #DAD577 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 #DAD577 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 #DAD577?
#DAD577 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 213, 119). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD577?
#DAD577 is RGB 218, 213, 119 — HSL 57°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 45%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAD577?
Its complement is #777CDA; analogous partners are #DAA377 and #ADDA77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAD577 for text?
Black text on #DAD577 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.