Palettes / Colors / #DADBB2

#DADBB2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DADBB2 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DADBB2 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.

#DADBB2 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 #B3B3DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC8B3 and #C6DBB3. 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 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADBB2

.text { color: #DADBB2; }
.background { background-color: #DADBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 219, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 219, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 219, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADBB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3B3DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADBB2

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:

How #DADBB2 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 #DADBB2 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

← #DADBB1  ·  #DADBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADBB2?

#DADBB2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 219, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADBB2?

#DADBB2 is RGB 218, 219, 178 — HSL 61°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 19%, 14%.

What colors go with #DADBB2?

Its complement is #B3B3DB; analogous partners are #DBC8B3 and #C6DBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADBB2 for text?

Black text on #DADBB2 has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.