What color is #DACECA?

#DACECA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACECA?

The RGB value is 218, 206, 202: 218 red, 206 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACECA?

The complementary color is #CAD6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACECA color

#DACECA rgb(218, 206, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACECA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80.8% green and 79.2% blue (218, 206, 202).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Risotto (#DBD0CA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#DACECA color codes

HEX	`#DACECA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 206, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.61, 3.46, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.61, 4.9, 45.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.644, 63.313, 64.839)`
Decimal	`14339786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACECA, 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 #DACECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #DACECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daceca; }
.text { color: #daceca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daceca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 206 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daceca, #dad6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DACECA?: #DACECA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACECA?: The RGB value is 218, 206, 202: 218 red, 206 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACECA?: The complementary color is #CAD6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.