DADBBB

#DADBBB closest to Sesame Seed

#DADBBB is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(218, 219, 187)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. #DADBBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.83:1.

#DADBBB color conversion

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Variations of #DADBBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DADBBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DADBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DADBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E1D9BC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D8B9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD9BA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1D9BC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFDABC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFD7D2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCD9C6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D9D2

#DADBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#DADBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.83:1 Super#DADBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DADBBB in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DADBBB; }
.background { background-color: #DADBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DADBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(218 219 187);
color: hsl(62 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.043 108.7);

#DADBBB FAQ

What color is #DADBBB?

#DADBBB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sesame Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DADBBB?

#DADBBB is rgb(218, 219, 187) in RGB, hsl(62, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DADBBB?

The complementary color of #DADBBB is #BCBBDB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DADBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DADBBB: 14.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DADBBB a warm or cool color?

#DADBBB is a warm color.