What color is #DABBA0?

#DABBA0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABBA0?

The RGB value is 218, 187, 160: 218 red, 187 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABBA0?

The complementary color is #A0BFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABBA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABBA0 color

#DABBA0 rgb(218, 187, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DABBA0 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 73.3% green and 62.7% blue (218, 187, 160).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere (#D1B399), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#DABBA0 color codes

HEX	`#DABBA0`
RGB	`rgb(218, 187, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 73.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.87, 7.02, 17.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.87, 19.12, 68.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.029, 52.986, 40.685)`
Decimal	`14334880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABBA0, 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 #DABBA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABBA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #DABBA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabba0; }
.text { color: #dabba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 187 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabba0, #dad8a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #DABBA0?: #DABBA0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABBA0?: The RGB value is 218, 187, 160: 218 red, 187 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABBA0?: The complementary color is #A0BFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABBA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.