Palettes / Colors / #DADACE
#DADACE — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DADACE 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 #DADACE 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.
#DADACE 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 #CECEDA; it also sits naturally between #DAD4CE and #D4DACE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DADACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 218, 206 |
| HSL | 60°, 14%, 83% |
| HSV | 60°, 6%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 6%, 15% |
| XYZ | 65.13, 69.50, 68.38 |
| Yxy | 69.50, 0.3208, 0.3424 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.75, -2.10, 5.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.37, -2.04, 5.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 85% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DADACE
.text { color: #DADACE; }
.background { background-color: #DADACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 218, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 218, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 218, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DADACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADACE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CECEDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DADACE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADACE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DADACE: ·
How #DADACE 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 #DADACE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DADACE?
#DADACE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 218, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DADACE?
#DADACE is RGB 218, 218, 206 — HSL 60°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 15%.
What colors go with #DADACE?
Its complement is #CECEDA; analogous partners are #DAD4CE and #D4DACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DADACE for text?
Black text on #DADACE has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.