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#DAD9BE Color

#DAD9BE is rgb(218, 217, 190) in RGB, hsl(58, 27%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl (#EAE0C8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAD9BE
HEX#DAD9BE
RGBrgb(218, 217, 190)
HSLhsl(58, 27%, 80%)
HSVhsv(58, 13%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.036 105.4)
LABlab(86.24% -3.03 13.50)
LCHlch(86.24% 13.83 102.67)

What #DAD9BE 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 #DAD9BE, 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.

#DAD9BE Channel Values

How #DAD9BE 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 217 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 27% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 13% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAD9BE 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAD9BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAD9BE; 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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Tints & Shades of #DAD9BE

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.

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Shades

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How #DAD9BE 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#DAD9BE
Protanopia#D9D9BE
Protanomaly#DAD9BE
Deuteranopia#D9D9BE
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Tritanopia#DDD6D6
Tritanomaly#DCD7CD
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

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Using #DAD9BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dad9be: #DAD9BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAD9BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dad9be': '#DAD9BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.851, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_dad9be">#DAD9BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAD9BE"

More Yellow Colors

#DAD9BE sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAD9BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAD9BE?

#DAD9BE is a lightest yellow — rgb(218, 217, 190) in RGB and hsl(58, 27%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl (#EAE0C8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #DAD9BE?

#DAD9BE is rgb(218, 217, 190) — red 218, green 217, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAD9BE?

#DAD9BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAD9BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAD9BE scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAD9BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAD9BE 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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