What color is #DAC6B1?

#DAC6B1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Latte. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC6B1?

The RGB value is 218, 198, 177: 218 red, 198 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC6B1?

The complementary color is #B1C5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC6B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC6B1 color

#DAC6B1 rgb(218, 198, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAC6B1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 77.6% green and 69.4% blue (218, 198, 177).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cafe Latte (#D6C6B4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#DAC6B1 color codes

HEX	`#DAC6B1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 198, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 77.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81, 3.65, 13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81, 13.58, 74.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.043, 58.469, 49.867)`
Decimal	`14337713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC6B1, 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 #DAC6B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC6B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #DAC6B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac6b1; }
.text { color: #dac6b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac6b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 198 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac6b1, #d9dab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DAC6B1?: #DAC6B1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Latte. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC6B1?: The RGB value is 218, 198, 177: 218 red, 198 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC6B1?: The complementary color is #B1C5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC6B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.