What color is #DAC5BD?

#DAC5BD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC5BD?

The RGB value is 218, 197, 189: 218 red, 197 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC5BD?

The complementary color is #BDD2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC5BD color

#DAC5BD rgb(218, 197, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC5BD is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 77.3% green and 74.1% blue (218, 197, 189).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#DAC5BD color codes

HEX	`#DAC5BD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 197, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 77.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.02, 6.05, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.02, 9.02, 47.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.064, 58.513, 56.37)`
Decimal	`14337469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC5BD, 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 #DAC5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #DAC5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac5bd; }
.text { color: #dac5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 197 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac5bd, #dad4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAC5BD?: #DAC5BD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC5BD?: The RGB value is 218, 197, 189: 218 red, 197 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC5BD?: The complementary color is #BDD2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.