Information about #DAD88B color

#DAD88B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DAD88B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(218, 216, 139) — 85.5% red, 84.7% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 31 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DAD88B is a pleasantly vivid yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lemon Twist (#D7CF8C). Slightly further away sit Primrose (#E4DE8E) and Lime Pulp (#D1E189).

In RGB terms — rgb(218, 216, 139) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DAD88B: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #DAD88B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DAD88B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DAD88B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DAD88B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DAD88B
  • RGB218, 216, 139
  • CMYK0, 1, 31, 15
  • CSSrgb(218, 216, 139)
  • HSL58°, 52%, 70%
  • HSL Precise58.481°, 51.634%, 70%
  • HSV58°, 36%, 85%
  • HSB58°, 36%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.855, 0.847, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.855, 0.847, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.855, 0.847, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDAD88B
  • DECIMAL ID14342283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01