Close to Pale Goldenrod
#DADEAB
#DADEAB is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Pale Goldenrod. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 87.1% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 44% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DADEAB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.40:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.02:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.40:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.02:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DADEAB as they’d see it.
#DADEAB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DADEAB
What color is #DADEAB?
#DADEAB is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Pale Goldenrod. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 87.1% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 44% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DADEAB in RGB?
#DADEAB is rgb(218, 222, 171): 218 red, 222 green, and 171 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DADEAB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 23, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DADEAB?
PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DADEAB?
Its complement #DAD6FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.