Information about #DAD66B color

#DAD66B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DAD66B falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(218, 214, 107) — 85.5% red, 83.9% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 44 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DAD66B is a strongly colored sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Straw (#E4D96F). Slightly further away sit Soft Gold (#E0CD67) and Bored Accent Green (#DDE26A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(218, 214, 107)), which gives #DAD66B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DAD66B: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DAD66B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DAD66B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DAD66B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DAD66B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DAD66B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DAD66B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DAD66B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Bored Accent Green color link
Bored Accent Green

#DDE26A

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

Chinese Green color link
Chinese Green

#D0DB61

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

#DAD66B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DAD66B
  • RGB218, 214, 107
  • CMYK0, 2, 44, 15
  • HSL58°, 60%, 64%
  • HSL Precise57.838°, 60%, 63.725%
  • HSV58°, 51%, 85%
  • HSB58°, 51%, 85%
  • HEX IDDAD66B
  • DECIMAL ID14341739
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
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