Palettes / Colors / #DADA77

#DADA77 — Light Yellow

#DADA77 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DADA77 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 #7777DA; it also sits naturally between #DAA877 and #A8DA77. 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 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADA77

.text { color: #DADA77; }
.background { background-color: #DADA77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADA77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 218, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADA77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 218, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADA77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 218, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADA77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADA77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7777DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADA77: #000000.

How #DADA77 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 #DADA77 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

← #DADA76  ·  #DADA78 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADA77?

#DADA77 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 218, 119). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADA77?

#DADA77 is RGB 218, 218, 119 — HSL 60°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 45%, 15%.

What colors go with #DADA77?

Its complement is #7777DA; analogous partners are #DAA877 and #A8DA77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADA77 for text?

Black text on #DADA77 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.