What color is #DAB59C?

#DAB59C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAB59C?

The RGB value is 218, 181, 156: 218 red, 181 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB59C?

The complementary color is #9CC1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB59C color

#DAB59C rgb(218, 181, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAB59C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 71% green and 61.2% blue (218, 181, 156).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 46% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#DAB59C color codes

HEX	`#DAB59C`
RGB	`rgb(218, 181, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 71%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 46%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, 9.67, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 20.21, 61.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.439, 50.356, 38.456)`
Decimal	`14333340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB59C, 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 #DAB59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #DAB59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab59c; }
.text { color: #dab59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 181 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab59c, #dad49c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DAB59C?: #DAB59C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAB59C?: The RGB value is 218, 181, 156: 218 red, 181 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB59C?: The complementary color is #9CC1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.