#DADEADZombie (#DADEAD) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 112°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.065. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #DADEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 222, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 43%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 22%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.1 -9.3 23.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.885 0.065 112) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Zombie shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e3d8a0 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e2dfa9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dadead — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dadfb0 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-greenTest Zombie in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.4:1 and against black 15.03:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f3f6c8 · #dadead · #a3a67c · #7d805b · #5a5c3b · #393a1e
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dadead · #d4c691 · #caae81 · #bd9876 · #ae836d · #9c6f66
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#dadead · #a4c1b2 · #9b9e70 · #4f8a6f · #60633a · #2f4b3e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dadead · #b6b8a7 · #94977a · #6a6292 · #373922 · #1c1d0e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dadead · #bcbbc3 · #84857a · #4f4e53 · #202117 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#dadead · #9da087 · #434527 · #262706 · #060600 · #c8cd4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cffff8 · #dadead · #a8cca5 · #6e599e · #374167 · #1a051a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dadead · #bcbaca · #7084a8 · #624168 · #0e1f3e · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dadead · #aebfc8 · #5e8aa2 · #6e3d54 · #361124 · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dadead · #acc1c2 · #568f93 · #504775 · #391112 · #010007
#DEE2B7 · #E3E6C1 · #E7EACB · #ECEED5 · #F1F2DF
#B2B589 · #8B8E67 · #666847 · #434528 · #24250C
#DADDB7 · #D9DCC0 · #D9DBCA
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.