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#DADC6F Color

#DADC6F is rgb(218, 220, 111) in RGB, hsl(61, 61%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 50%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DADC6F
HEX#DADC6F
RGBrgb(218, 220, 111)
HSLhsl(61, 61%, 65%)
HSVhsv(61, 50%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 50%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.132 109.8)
LABlab(85.94% -11.57 52.58)
LCHlch(85.94% 53.84 102.41)

What #DADC6F 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 #DADC6F, 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.

#DADC6F Channel Values

How #DADC6F 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 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 61% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 50% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DADC6F 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DADC6F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DADC6F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DADC6F; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DADC6F

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 #DADC6F.

How #DADC6F 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#DADC6F
Protanopia#DCDC6F
Protanomaly#DBDC6F
Deuteranopia#DBDB6F
Deuteranomaly#DBDC6F
Tritanopia#E4D2D2
Tritanomaly#E0D6B3
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DADC6F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dadc6f: #DADC6F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DADC6F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dadc6f': '#DADC6F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.863, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_dadc6f">#DADC6F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DADC6F"

More Yellow Colors

#DADC6F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DADC6F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DADC6F?

#DADC6F is a light yellow — rgb(218, 220, 111) in RGB and hsl(61, 61%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #DADC6F?

#DADC6F is rgb(218, 220, 111) — red 218, green 220, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DADC6F?

#DADC6F converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 50%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DADC6F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DADC6F scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DADC6F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DADC6F 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 10.74, which is visibly different.

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