Palettes / Colors / #DADDBC

#DADDBC — Light Muted Yellow

#DADDBC is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DADDBC 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 #BEBBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDCFBB and #C9DDBB. 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 87% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADDBC

.text { color: #DADDBC; }
.background { background-color: #DADDBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADDBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 221, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADDBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 221, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADDBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 221, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADDBC

Tints of #DADDBC

Tones of #DADDBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBBDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADDBC: #000000.

How #DADDBC 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 #DADDBC 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

← #DADDBB  ·  #DADDBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADDBC?

#DADDBC is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 221, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADDBC?

#DADDBC is RGB 218, 221, 188 — HSL 65°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #DADDBC?

Its complement is #BEBBDD; analogous partners are #DDCFBB and #C9DDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADDBC for text?

Black text on #DADDBC has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.