What color is #DAD0BB?

#DAD0BB is a light, desaturated orange known as Bell Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bell Tower?

The RGB value is 218, 208, 187: 218 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bell Tower?

The complementary color is #BBC5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bell Tower color: hex code #DAD0BB

#DAD0BB rgb(218, 208, 187)

Shades of gray

Bell Tower has the hex code #DAD0BB. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 81.6% green and 73.3% blue (218, 208, 187).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

Bell Tower (#DAD0BB) color codes

HEX	`#DAD0BB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 208, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 81.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.76, -0.04, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.76, 11.67, 90.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.438, 63.606, 56.097)`
Decimal	`14340283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bell Tower, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DAD0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DAD0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad0bb; }
.text { color: #dad0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 208 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad0bb, #d5dabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #DAD0BB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DAD0BB?: #DAD0BB is a light, desaturated orange known as Bell Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bell Tower?: The RGB value is 218, 208, 187: 218 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bell Tower?: The complementary color is #BBC5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.