What color is #DAC292?

#DAC292 is a light, desaturated orange known as Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buff?

The RGB value is 218, 194, 146: 218 red, 194 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buff?

The complementary color is #92AADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buff color: hex code #DAC292

#DAC292 rgb(218, 194, 146)

Shades of beige

Buff has the hex code #DAC292. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 76.1% green and 57.3% blue (218, 194, 146).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 49% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 33% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

Buff (#DAC292) color codes

HEX	`#DAC292`
RGB	`rgb(218, 194, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 76.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 49%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, 1.5, 27.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 27.33, 86.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.394, 55.566, 35.101)`
Decimal	`14336658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buff, 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 #DAC292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #DAC292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac292; }
.text { color: #dac292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 194 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac292, #ceda92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DAC292 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DAC292?: #DAC292 is a light, desaturated orange known as Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buff?: The RGB value is 218, 194, 146: 218 red, 194 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buff?: The complementary color is #92AADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.