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#DADACC — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DADACC is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DADACC 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.

#DADACC 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 #CDCDDB; it also sits naturally between #DBD4CD and #D4DBCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADACC · RGB 218, 218, 204

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Color values

HEX#DADACC
RGB218, 218, 204
HSL60°, 16%, 83%
HSV60°, 6%, 85%
CMYK0%, 0%, 6%, 15%
XYZ64.88, 69.41, 67.10
Yxy69.41, 0.3222, 0.3446
CIE-Lab86.71, -2.44, 6.88
Hunter Lab83.31, -2.36, 6.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 85% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DADACC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DADACC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DADACC

.text { color: #DADACC; }
.background { background-color: #DADACC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADACC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 218, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 16%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADACC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 218, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADACC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 218, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADACC

#C9C9B5#B8B89D#A7A786#96966E#82825E#6A6A4D#53533C#3B3B2B#23231A#0C0C09

Tints of #DADACC

#DDDDD0#E1E1D6#E3E3D9#E5E5DC#EAEAE1#ECECE4#EEEEE7#F0F0EA#F4F4F0#F6F6F3

Tones of #DADACC

#DADACE#D8D8CF#D8D8D0#D7D7D1#D6D6D1#D5D5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCDDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADACC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADACC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DADACC: ·

How #DADACC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DADACFDeuteranopia · #DADAD0Tritanopia · #DAD2D3

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DADACC rather than the exact color:

Palette 2c3639
#2C3639 · #3F4E4F · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9
Palette 2c3930
#2C3930 · #3F4F44 · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9
Palette 57564f
#57564F · #7A7A73 · #DDDAD0 · #F8F3CE
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette Efbc9b
#EFBC9B · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette 3d065a
#3D065A · #B51A62 · #70D4B4 · #DDDDC7

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DCD7C9#DDDAD0#D6DAC8#DDDDC7#D8D3CD#DEDED1#E1DCC9#D9DFC6#E1D7C6#DBD3D3#E2DFD0#DBE4C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADACB  ·  #DADACD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADACC?

#DADACC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 218, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADACC?

#DADACC is RGB 218, 218, 204 — HSL 60°, 16%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #DADACC?

Its complement is #CDCDDB; analogous partners are #DBD4CD and #D4DBCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADACC for text?

Black text on #DADACC has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.