#DADA8D#DADA8D
#DADA8D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.670; OKLCH L 87.1% C 0.098 H 108.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DADA8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 218, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 51%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 35%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 35.3%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.49, -11.43, 37.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.49, 39.63, 106.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.09% -0.0308 0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.09% 0.098 108.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7932, 66.9724, 35.0240) |
| Luminance | 0.6697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.73
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.63
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.92
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.68
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.83
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DADA8D #8D8DDA
analogous
#DAB38D #DADA8D #B3DA8D
triadic
#DADA8D #8DDADA #DA8DDA
tetradic
#DADA8D #8DDAB3 #8D8DDA #DA8DB3
square
#DADA8D #8DDAB3 #8D8DDA #DA8DB3
split-complementary
#DADA8D #8DB3DA #B38DDA
monochromatic
#B3B33A #CBCB5F #DADA8D #E9E9BB #F8F8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#DADA8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.39
#DADA8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DADA8D
14.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DADA8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DADA8D | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.39 | 14.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D487
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D790
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4D1C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dada8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 218, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.1% 0.098 108.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6e5af',
500: '#dada8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dada8d; $custom-light: #e6e5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dada8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 218,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 50.993,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8709,
"c": 0.09827,
"h": 108.3
},
"luminance": 0.66971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DADA8D
secondary
#5A5AB1
accent
#27BE27
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF7
border
#D5D5D0
text
#161510
muted
#848481