Palettes / Colors / #DADCB7

#DADCB7 — Light Muted Yellow

#DADCB7 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 #DADCB7 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.

#DADCB7 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 #B9B7DC; it also sits naturally between #DCCBB7 and #C8DCB7. 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 72%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADCB7

.text { color: #DADCB7; }
.background { background-color: #DADCB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADCB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 220, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 35%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADCB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 220, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADCB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 220, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADCB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADCB7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9B7DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADCB7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADCB7

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 #DADCB7 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 #DADCB7 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

← #DADCB6  ·  #DADCB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADCB7?

#DADCB7 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 220, 183). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADCB7?

#DADCB7 is RGB 218, 220, 183 — HSL 63°, 35%, 79% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 17%, 14%.

What colors go with #DADCB7?

Its complement is #B9B7DC; analogous partners are #DCCBB7 and #C8DCB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADCB7 for text?

Black text on #DADCB7 has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.