Palettes / Colors / #DAD8BF
#DAD8BF — Light Dusty Yellow
#DAD8BF is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DAD8BF 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.
#DAD8BF 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 #BEC0DA; it also sits naturally between #DACABE and #CEDABE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAD8BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 216, 191 |
| HSL | 56°, 27%, 80% |
| HSV | 56°, 12%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 12%, 15% |
| XYZ | 62.87, 67.78, 59.06 |
| Yxy | 67.78, 0.3314, 0.3573 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.90, -3.55, 12.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.33, -3.41, 11.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 85% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 12% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAD8BF
.text { color: #DAD8BF; }
.background { background-color: #DAD8BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD8BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 216, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 27%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD8BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 216, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD8BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 216, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAD8BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD8BF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC0DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAD8BF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD8BF
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 #DAD8BF: ·
How #DAD8BF 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 #DAD8BF 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 #DAD8BF?
#DAD8BF is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 216, 191). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD8BF?
#DAD8BF is RGB 218, 216, 191 — HSL 56°, 27%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 12%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAD8BF?
Its complement is #BEC0DA; analogous partners are #DACABE and #CEDABE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAD8BF for text?
Black text on #DAD8BF has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.