Palettes / Colors / #DAE481

#DAE481 — Light Yellow

#DAE481 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DAE481 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.

#DAE481 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8B81E4; it also sits naturally between #E4BC81 and #A9E481. 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 89% · Blue 51%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAE481

.text { color: #DAE481; }
.background { background-color: #DAE481; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE481; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 228, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 65%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE481; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 228, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE481; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 228, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAE481">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE481">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAE481

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B81E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAE481: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAE481

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 #DAE481 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 #DAE481 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAE481?

#DAE481 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 228, 129). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE481?

#DAE481 is RGB 218, 228, 129 — HSL 66°, 65%, 70% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 43%, 11%.

What colors go with #DAE481?

Its complement is #8B81E4; analogous partners are #E4BC81 and #A9E481. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAE481 for text?

Black text on #DAE481 has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.