What color is #DAC6BD?

#DAC6BD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC6BD?

The RGB value is 218, 198, 189: 218 red, 198 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC6BD?

The complementary color is #BDD1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC6BD color

#DAC6BD rgb(218, 198, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC6BD is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 77.6% green and 74.1% blue (218, 198, 189).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#DAC6BD color codes

HEX	`#DAC6BD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 198, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 77.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.27, 5.52, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.27, 8.96, 51.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.292, 58.969, 56.446)`
Decimal	`14337725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC6BD, 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 #DAC6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #DAC6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac6bd; }
.text { color: #dac6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 198 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac6bd, #dad5bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAC6BD?: #DAC6BD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC6BD?: The RGB value is 218, 198, 189: 218 red, 198 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC6BD?: The complementary color is #BDD1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.