Palettes / Colors / #DADA8A

#DADA8A — Light Muted Yellow

#DADA8A is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DADA8A 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 #8B8BDA; it also sits naturally between #DAB38B and #B3DA8B. 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 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADA8A

.text { color: #DADA8A; }
.background { background-color: #DADA8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADA8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 218, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 52%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADA8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 218, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADA8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 218, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADA8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADA8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B8BDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADA8A: #000000.

How #DADA8A 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 #DADA8A 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

← #DADA89  ·  #DADA8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADA8A?

#DADA8A is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 218, 138). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADA8A?

#DADA8A is RGB 218, 218, 138 — HSL 60°, 52%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 37%, 15%.

What colors go with #DADA8A?

Its complement is #8B8BDA; analogous partners are #DAB38B and #B3DA8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADA8A for text?

Black text on #DADA8A has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.