Palettes / Colors / #DAD792

#DAD792 — Light Muted Yellow

#DAD792 is a yellow color we call Light Muted 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 #DAD792 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.

#DAD792 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 #9193D9; it also sits naturally between #D9B391 and #B7D991. 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 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 33% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAD792

.text { color: #DAD792; }
.background { background-color: #DAD792; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD792; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 215, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 49%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD792; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 215, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD792; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 215, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD792">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD792">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9193D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD792: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD792

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 #DAD792 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 #DAD792 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

← #DAD791  ·  #DAD793 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAD792?

#DAD792 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 215, 146). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD792?

#DAD792 is RGB 218, 215, 146 — HSL 58°, 49%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 33%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAD792?

Its complement is #9193D9; analogous partners are #D9B391 and #B7D991. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD792 for text?

Black text on #DAD792 has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.