What color is #DACEC1?

#DACEC1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACEC1?

The RGB value is 218, 206, 193: 218 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACEC1?

The complementary color is #C1CDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACEC1 color

#DACEC1 rgb(218, 206, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACEC1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80.8% green and 75.7% blue (218, 206, 193).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wheat Sheaf (#DFD4C4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#DACEC1 color codes

HEX	`#DACEC1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 206, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.39, 1.96, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.39, 8.19, 76.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.61, 62.899, 59.39)`
Decimal	`14339777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACEC1, 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 #DACEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #DACEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacec1; }
.text { color: #dacec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 206 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacec1, #d9dac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DACEC1?: #DACEC1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACEC1?: The RGB value is 218, 206, 193: 218 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACEC1?: The complementary color is #C1CDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.