What color is #DAA88E?

#DAA88E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAA88E?

The RGB value is 218, 168, 142: 218 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA88E?

The complementary color is #8EC0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA88E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA88E color

#DAA88E rgb(218, 168, 142)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DAA88E is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 65.9% green and 55.7% blue (218, 168, 142).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 51% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 35% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#DAA88E color codes

HEX	`#DAA88E`
RGB	`rgb(218, 168, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 65.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 51%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 35%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 35%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 14.84, 20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 25.32, 54.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.8, 44.866, 31.728)`
Decimal	`14329998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA88E, 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 #DAA88E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA88E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #DAA88E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa88e; }
.text { color: #daa88e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa88e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 168 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa88e, #dace8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DAA88E?: #DAA88E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAA88E?: The RGB value is 218, 168, 142: 218 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA88E?: The complementary color is #8EC0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA88E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.