Palettes / Colors / #DADA49

#DADA49 — Yellow

#DADA49 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DADA49 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.

#DADA49 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4949DA; it also sits naturally between #DA9149 and #91DA49. 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 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADA49

.text { color: #DADA49; }
.background { background-color: #DADA49; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADA49; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 218, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 66%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADA49; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 218, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADA49; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 218, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADA49">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADA49">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DADA49

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Tones of #DADA49

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4949DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADA49: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADA49

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 #DADA49 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 #DADA49 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

← #DADA48  ·  #DADA4A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADA49?

#DADA49 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 218, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADA49?

#DADA49 is RGB 218, 218, 73 — HSL 60°, 66%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 67%, 15%.

What colors go with #DADA49?

Its complement is #4949DA; analogous partners are #DA9149 and #91DA49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADA49 for text?

Black text on #DADA49 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.