Palettes / Colors / #DADBB5
#DADBB5 — Light Muted Yellow
#DADBB5 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 #DADBB5 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.
#DADBB5 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 #B5B3DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC8B3 and #C6DBB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DADBB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 219, 181 |
| HSL | 62°, 35%, 78% |
| HSV | 62°, 17%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 17%, 14% |
| XYZ | 62.59, 68.90, 53.72 |
| Yxy | 68.90, 0.3379, 0.3720 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.46, -6.63, 18.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.01, -6.35, 15.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 86% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DADBB5
.text { color: #DADBB5; }
.background { background-color: #DADBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 219, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 35%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 219, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 219, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DADBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADBB5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DADBB5
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Tones of #DADBB5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5B3DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DADBB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADBB5
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 #DADBB5: ·
How #DADBB5 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 #DADBB5 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 #DADBB5?
#DADBB5 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 219, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DADBB5?
#DADBB5 is RGB 218, 219, 181 — HSL 62°, 35%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 17%, 14%.
What colors go with #DADBB5?
Its complement is #B5B3DB; analogous partners are #DBC8B3 and #C6DBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DADBB5 for text?
Black text on #DADBB5 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.