What color is #DACAB0?

#DACAB0 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 #DACAB0?

The RGB value is 218, 202, 176: 218 red, 202 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACAB0?

The complementary color is #B0C0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACAB0 color

#DACAB0 rgb(218, 202, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DACAB0 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.2% green and 69% blue (218, 202, 176).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Pastry (#DFCDB2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#DACAB0 color codes

HEX	`#DACAB0`
RGB	`rgb(218, 202, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.99, 1.41, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.99, 15.07, 84.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.87, 60.282, 49.653)`
Decimal	`14338736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACAB0, 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 #DACAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #DACAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacab0; }
.text { color: #dacab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 202 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacab0, #d5dab0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DACAB0?: #DACAB0 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 #DACAB0?: The RGB value is 218, 202, 176: 218 red, 202 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACAB0?: The complementary color is #B0C0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.