Palettes / Colors / #DADEBA

#DADEBA — Light Muted Yellow

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

#DADEBA 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 #BEBADE; it also sits naturally between #DED0BA and #C8DEBA. 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 73%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADEBA

.text { color: #DADEBA; }
.background { background-color: #DADEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 222, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 222, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 222, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADEBA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBADE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADEBA: #000000.

How #DADEBA 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 #DADEBA 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

← #DADEB9  ·  #DADEBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADEBA?

#DADEBA is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 222, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADEBA?

#DADEBA is RGB 218, 222, 186 — HSL 67°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DADEBA?

Its complement is #BEBADE; analogous partners are #DED0BA and #C8DEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADEBA for text?

Black text on #DADEBA has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.