Palettes / Colors / #DAEB72

#DAEB72 — Light Yellow

#DAEB72 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 #DAEB72 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.

#DAEB72 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 #8170EB; it also sits naturally between #EBBE70 and #9DEB70. 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 92% · Blue 45%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 51% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAEB72

.text { color: #DAEB72; }
.background { background-color: #DAEB72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEB72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 235, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 75%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEB72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 235, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEB72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 235, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEB72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEB72">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEB72

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8170EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAEB72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEB72

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 #DAEB72 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 #DAEB72 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

← #DAEB71  ·  #DAEB73 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEB72?

#DAEB72 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 235, 114). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEB72?

#DAEB72 is RGB 218, 235, 114 — HSL 68°, 75%, 68% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 51%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAEB72?

Its complement is #8170EB; analogous partners are #EBBE70 and #9DEB70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEB72 for text?

Black text on #DAEB72 has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.