What color is #DABA86?

#DABA86 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey Bunny. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABA86?

The RGB value is 218, 186, 134: 218 red, 186 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABA86?

The complementary color is #86A6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABA86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABA86 color

#DABA86 rgb(218, 186, 134)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DABA86 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 72.9% green and 52.5% blue (218, 186, 134).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 53% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 39% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Honey Bunny (#DBB881), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#DABA86 color codes

HEX	`#DABA86`
RGB	`rgb(218, 186, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 72.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 53%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 39%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.13, 4.29, 30.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.13, 30.92, 82.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.777, 51.747, 29.863)`
Decimal	`14334598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABA86, 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 #DABA86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABA86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #DABA86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daba86; }
.text { color: #daba86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daba86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 186 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daba86, #d0da86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DABA86?: #DABA86 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey Bunny. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABA86?: The RGB value is 218, 186, 134: 218 red, 186 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABA86?: The complementary color is #86A6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABA86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.