Palettes / Colors / #DADEAE

#DADEAE — Light Muted Yellow

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

#DADEAE 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 #B3AFDE; it also sits naturally between #DECBAF and #C3DEAF. 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 68%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADEAE

.text { color: #DADEAE; }
.background { background-color: #DADEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 222, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 222, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 222, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3AFDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADEAE: #000000.

How #DADEAE 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 #DADEAE 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

← #DADEAD  ·  #DADEAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADEAE?

#DADEAE is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 222, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADEAE?

#DADEAE is RGB 218, 222, 174 — HSL 65°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DADEAE?

Its complement is #B3AFDE; analogous partners are #DECBAF and #C3DEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADEAE for text?

Black text on #DADEAE has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.