What color is #DAC9A8?

#DAC9A8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fiji Sands. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC9A8?

The RGB value is 218, 201, 168: 218 red, 201 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC9A8?

The complementary color is #A8B9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC9A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC9A8 color

#DAC9A8 rgb(218, 201, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAC9A8 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 78.8% green and 65.9% blue (218, 201, 168).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fiji Sands (#D8CAA9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#DAC9A8 color codes

HEX	`#DAC9A8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 201, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 78.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.57, 0.76, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.57, 18.68, 87.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.868, 59.507, 45.529)`
Decimal	`14338472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC9A8, 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 #DAC9A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC9A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #DAC9A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac9a8; }
.text { color: #dac9a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac9a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 201 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac9a8, #d2daa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DAC9A8?: #DAC9A8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fiji Sands. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC9A8?: The RGB value is 218, 201, 168: 218 red, 201 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC9A8?: The complementary color is #A8B9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC9A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.