Palettes / Colors / #DAD970

#DAD970 — Yellow

#DAD970 is a yellow color we call 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 #DAD970 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.

#DAD970 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 #7173DA; it also sits naturally between #DAA471 and #A8DA71. 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 85% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAD970

.text { color: #DAD970; }
.background { background-color: #DAD970; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD970; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 217, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 59%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD970; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 217, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD970; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 217, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD970">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD970">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAD970

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7173DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD970: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD970

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 #DAD970 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 #DAD970 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

← #DAD96F  ·  #DAD971 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAD970?

#DAD970 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 217, 112). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD970?

#DAD970 is RGB 218, 217, 112 — HSL 59°, 59%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 49%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAD970?

Its complement is #7173DA; analogous partners are #DAA471 and #A8DA71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD970 for text?

Black text on #DAD970 has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.