Palettes / Colors / #DADAAD

#DADAAD — Light Muted Yellow

#DADAAD is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DADAAD 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 #AEAEDB; it also sits naturally between #DBC4AE and #C4DBAE. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADAAD

.text { color: #DADAAD; }
.background { background-color: #DADAAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADAAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 218, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADAAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 218, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADAAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 218, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADAAD

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Tones of #DADAAD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEAEDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADAAD: #000000.

How #DADAAD 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 #DADAAD 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

← #DADAAC  ·  #DADAAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADAAD?

#DADAAD is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 218, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADAAD?

#DADAAD is RGB 218, 218, 173 — HSL 60°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 15%.

What colors go with #DADAAD?

Its complement is #AEAEDB; analogous partners are #DBC4AE and #C4DBAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADAAD for text?

Black text on #DADAAD has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.