Palettes / Colors / #DADABB

#DADABB — Light Dusty Yellow

#DADABB is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DADABB is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B9B9DA; it also sits naturally between #DAC9B9 and #C9DAB9. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADABB

.text { color: #DADABB; }
.background { background-color: #DADABB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADABB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 218, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 30%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADABB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 218, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADABB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 218, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADABB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9B9DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADABB: #000000.

How #DADABB 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 #DADABB 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

← #DADABA  ·  #DADABC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADABB?

#DADABB is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 218, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADABB?

#DADABB is RGB 218, 218, 187 — HSL 60°, 30%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 15%.

What colors go with #DADABB?

Its complement is #B9B9DA; analogous partners are #DAC9B9 and #C9DAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADABB for text?

Black text on #DADABB has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.