What color is #DACAA9?

#DACAA9 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 #DACAA9?

The RGB value is 218, 202, 169: 218 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACAA9?

The complementary color is #A9B9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACAA9 color

#DACAA9 rgb(218, 202, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DACAA9 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.2% green and 66.3% blue (218, 202, 169).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fiji Sands (#D8CAA9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#DACAA9 color codes

HEX	`#DACAA9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 202, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.84, 0.38, 18.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.84, 18.52, 88.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.195, 60.012, 46.099)`
Decimal	`14338729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACAA9, 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 #DACAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #DACAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacaa9; }
.text { color: #dacaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 202 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacaa9, #d2daa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DACAA9?: #DACAA9 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 #DACAA9?: The RGB value is 218, 202, 169: 218 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACAA9?: The complementary color is #A9B9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.