What color is #DAB193?

#DAB193 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lunatic Lynx. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAB193?

The RGB value is 218, 177, 147: 218 red, 177 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB193?

The complementary color is #93BCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB193 color

#DAB193 rgb(218, 177, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAB193 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 69.4% green and 57.6% blue (218, 177, 147).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Lunatic Lynx (#DDAA88), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#DAB193 color codes

HEX	`#DAB193`
RGB	`rgb(218, 177, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 69.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 33%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.11, 10.64, 20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.11, 23.52, 63.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.903, 48.459, 34.323)`
Decimal	`14332307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB193, 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 #DAB193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #DAB193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab193; }
.text { color: #dab193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 177 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab193, #dad493); }

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Questions

What color is #DAB193?: #DAB193 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lunatic Lynx. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAB193?: The RGB value is 218, 177, 147: 218 red, 177 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB193?: The complementary color is #93BCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.