What color is #DACF98?

#DACF98 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACF98?

The RGB value is 218, 207, 152: 218 red, 207 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACF98?

The complementary color is #98A3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACF98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACF98 color

#DACF98 rgb(218, 207, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DACF98 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 81.2% green and 59.6% blue (218, 207, 152).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 47% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#DACF98 color codes

HEX	`#DACF98`
RGB	`rgb(218, 207, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 81.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 47%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 30%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.81, -4.5, 28.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.81, 29.12, 98.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.894, 61.799, 38.631)`
Decimal	`14339992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACF98, 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 #DACF98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACF98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #DACF98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacf98; }
.text { color: #dacf98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacf98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 207 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacf98, #c4da98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DACF98?: #DACF98 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACF98?: The RGB value is 218, 207, 152: 218 red, 207 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACF98?: The complementary color is #98A3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACF98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.