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#DADC6A Color

#DADC6A is rgb(218, 220, 106) in RGB, hsl(61, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 52%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DADC6A
HEX#DADC6A
RGBrgb(218, 220, 106)
HSLhsl(61, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(61, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 52%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.137 109.9)
LABlab(85.90% -11.88 54.80)
LCHlch(85.90% 56.08 102.23)

What #DADC6A 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 #DADC6A, 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.

#DADC6A Channel Values

How #DADC6A 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 220 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DADC6A 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DADC6A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DADC6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DADC6A; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DADC6A

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 #DADC6A.

How #DADC6A 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#DADC6A
Protanopia#DCDC6A
Protanomaly#DBDC6A
Deuteranopia#DBDB6A
Deuteranomaly#DBDC6A
Tritanopia#E4D2D2
Tritanomaly#E0D6B2
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DADC6A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dadc6a: #DADC6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DADC6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dadc6a': '#DADC6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.863, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_dadc6a">#DADC6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DADC6A"

More Yellow Colors

#DADC6A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DADC6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DADC6A?

#DADC6A is a light yellow — rgb(218, 220, 106) in RGB and hsl(61, 62%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #DADC6A?

#DADC6A is rgb(218, 220, 106) — red 218, green 220, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DADC6A?

#DADC6A converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 52%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DADC6A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DADC6A scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DADC6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DADC6A 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.58, which is visibly different.

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