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#DADC8A

#dadc8a ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dadc8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 61.46°, with 53.95% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.6793

Complementary

  1. #dadc8a
  2. #8c8adc

Split complementary

  1. #dadc8a
  2. #8ab1dc
  3. #b58adc

Analogous

  1. #dcb58a
  2. #dadc8a
  3. #b1dc8a

Triadic

  1. #dadc8a
  2. #8adadc
  3. #dc8ada

Tetradic

  1. #dadc8a
  2. #8adc8c
  3. #8c8adc
  4. #dc8ada

Square

  1. #dadc8a
  2. #8adcb5
  3. #8c8adc
  4. #dc8ab1

Monochromatic

  1. #9b9e2f
  2. #c7ca4f
  3. #dadc8a
  4. #edeec5
  5. #fafaef

Shades

#dadc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dadc8a
  2. #c4c67c
  3. #aeb06e
  4. #999a61
  5. #838453
  6. #6d6e45
  7. #575837
  8. #414229
  9. #2c2c1c
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dadc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dadc8a
  2. #dee096
  3. #e1e3a1
  4. #e5e7ad
  5. #e9eab9
  6. #edeec5
  7. #f0f1d0
  8. #f4f5dc
  9. #f8f8e8
  10. #fbfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dadc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dadc8a
  2. #d1d389
  3. #c8ca88
  4. #bfc087
  5. #b6b786
  6. #adae85
  7. #a4a584
  8. #9b9c83
  9. #929282
  10. #898981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d9bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d584 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d88e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5d3c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d886 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3da8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0d6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dadc8a {
  color: #dadc8a;
}
Background
.bg-dadc8a {
  background-color: #dadc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dadc8a {
  border: 2px solid #dadc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dadc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dadc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dadc8a, #b1dc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dadc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.30 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.42 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.75 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.30 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.17 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.66 #252375 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Khaki
#dadc8a  rgb(218, 220, 138)  hsl(61, 54%, 70%)  Khaki
#8c8adc  rgb(140, 138, 220)  hsl(241, 54%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#8adadc  rgb(138, 218, 220)  hsl(181, 54%, 70%)  Pale Turquoise
#dc8ada  rgb(220, 138, 218)  hsl(301, 54%, 70%)  Violet