What color is #DAC8AE?

#DAC8AE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pretty Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC8AE?

The RGB value is 218, 200, 174: 218 red, 200 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC8AE?

The complementary color is #AEC0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC8AE color

#DAC8AE rgb(218, 200, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAC8AE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 78.4% green and 68.2% blue (218, 200, 174).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 37% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Pastry (#DFCDB2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#DAC8AE color codes

HEX	`#DAC8AE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 200, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 78.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 37%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.44, 2.16, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.44, 15.45, 81.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.208, 59.271, 48.463)`
Decimal	`14338222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC8AE, 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 #DAC8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #DAC8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac8ae; }
.text { color: #dac8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 200 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac8ae, #d6daae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DAC8AE?: #DAC8AE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pretty Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC8AE?: The RGB value is 218, 200, 174: 218 red, 200 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC8AE?: The complementary color is #AEC0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.