Palettes / Colors / #DADBAD

#DADBAD — Light Muted Yellow

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

#DADBAD 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 #AEADDB; it also sits naturally between #DBC5AD and #C4DBAD. 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 86% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADBAD

.text { color: #DADBAD; }
.background { background-color: #DADBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 219, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 219, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 219, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEADDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADBAD: #000000.

How #DADBAD 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 #DADBAD 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

← #DADBAC  ·  #DADBAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADBAD?

#DADBAD is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 219, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADBAD?

#DADBAD is RGB 218, 219, 173 — HSL 61°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #DADBAD?

Its complement is #AEADDB; analogous partners are #DBC5AD and #C4DBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADBAD for text?

Black text on #DADBAD has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.