Palettes / Colors / #DADFBF

#DADFBF — Light Muted Yellow

#DADFBF is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DADFBF 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.

#DADFBF 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 #C3BFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFD3BF and #CADFBF. 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 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADFBF

.text { color: #DADFBF; }
.background { background-color: #DADFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 223, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 223, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 223, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3BFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADFBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADFBF

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 #DADFBF 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 #DADFBF 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

← #DADFBE  ·  #DADFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADFBF?

#DADFBF is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 223, 191). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADFBF?

#DADFBF is RGB 218, 223, 191 — HSL 69°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DADFBF?

Its complement is #C3BFDF; analogous partners are #DFD3BF and #CADFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADFBF for text?

Black text on #DADFBF has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.