Palettes / Colors / #DAD779

#DAD779 — Light Yellow

#DAD779 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DAD779 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.

#DAD779 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 #777ADA; it also sits naturally between #DAA577 and #ACDA77. 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 84% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 44% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAD779

.text { color: #DAD779; }
.background { background-color: #DAD779; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD779; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 215, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD779; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 215, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD779; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 215, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD779">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD779">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAD779

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #777ADA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD779: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD779

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 #DAD779 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 #DAD779 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

← #DAD778  ·  #DAD77A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAD779?

#DAD779 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 215, 121). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD779?

#DAD779 is RGB 218, 215, 121 — HSL 58°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 44%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAD779?

Its complement is #777ADA; analogous partners are #DAA577 and #ACDA77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD779 for text?

Black text on #DAD779 has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.