What color is #DACFBD?

#DACFBD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACFBD?

The RGB value is 218, 207, 189: 218 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACFBD?

The complementary color is #BDC8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACFBD color

#DACFBD rgb(218, 207, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 81.2% green and 74.1% blue (218, 207, 189).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Buff It (#D9CFBE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#DACFBD color codes

HEX	`#DACFBD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 207, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 81.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.55, 0.8, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.55, 10.34, 85.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.411, 63.206, 57.152)`
Decimal	`14340029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACFBD, 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 #DACFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #DACFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacfbd; }
.text { color: #dacfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 207 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacfbd, #d7dabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DACFBD?: #DACFBD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACFBD?: The RGB value is 218, 207, 189: 218 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACFBD?: The complementary color is #BDC8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.