#DADBB4
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #DADBB4
#DADBB4 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 86% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Wheat (ΔE 10.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B5B4DB — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DADBB4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DADBB4?
#DADBB4 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 86% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DADBB4?
Use black text. Black on #DADBB4 has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DADBB4?
Its complementary colour is #B5B4DB, and analogous partners are #DBC9B4 and #C7DBB4.