Palettes / Colors / #DAD7CA
#DAD7CA — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DAD7CA is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DAD7CA 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.
#DAD7CA 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 #C9CCD9; it also sits naturally between #D9CEC9 and #D4D9C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAD7CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 215, 202 |
| HSL | 49°, 18%, 82% |
| HSV | 49°, 7%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 7%, 15% |
| XYZ | 63.87, 67.77, 65.59 |
| Yxy | 67.77, 0.3238, 0.3436 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.89, -1.23, 6.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.32, -1.19, 6.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 84% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 7% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAD7CA
.text { color: #DAD7CA; }
.background { background-color: #DAD7CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD7CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 215, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 18%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD7CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 215, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD7CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 215, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAD7CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD7CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9CCD9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAD7CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD7CA
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 #DAD7CA: ·
How #DAD7CA 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 #DAD7CA 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 #DAD7CA?
#DAD7CA is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 215, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD7CA?
#DAD7CA is RGB 218, 215, 202 — HSL 49°, 18%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAD7CA?
Its complement is #C9CCD9; analogous partners are #D9CEC9 and #D4D9C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAD7CA for text?
Black text on #DAD7CA has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.