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#DAD890 Color

#DAD890 is rgb(218, 216, 144) in RGB, hsl(58, 50%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 34%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAD890
HEX#DAD890
RGBrgb(218, 216, 144)
HSLhsl(58, 50%, 71%)
HSVhsv(58, 34%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 34%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.092 106.8)
LABlab(85.26% -7.22 35.82)
LCHlch(85.26% 36.54 101.40)

What #DAD890 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DAD890, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DAD890 Channel Values

How #DAD890 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 216 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 50% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 34% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 34% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAD890 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAD890 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAD890

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAD890; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DAD890

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAD890.

How #DAD890 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DAD890
Protanopia#D8D890
Protanomaly#D9D890
Deuteranopia#D9D990
Deuteranomaly#D9D890
Tritanopia#E1D1D1
Tritanomaly#DED4BA
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAD890 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dad890: #DAD890;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAD890;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dad890': '#DAD890' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.847, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_dad890">#DAD890</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAD890"

More Yellow Colors

#DAD890 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAD890 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAD890?

#DAD890 is a light yellow — rgb(218, 216, 144) in RGB and hsl(58, 50%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #DAD890?

#DAD890 is rgb(218, 216, 144) — red 218, green 216, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAD890?

#DAD890 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 34%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAD890 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAD890 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAD890 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAD890 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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