What color is #DAD1AE?

#DAD1AE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD1AE?

The RGB value is 218, 209, 174: 218 red, 209 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD1AE?

The complementary color is #AEB7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD1AE color

#DAD1AE rgb(218, 209, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD1AE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82% green and 68.2% blue (218, 209, 174).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 37% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#DAD1AE color codes

HEX	`#DAD1AE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 209, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 37%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.74, -2.53, 18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.74, 18.68, 97.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.354, 63.563, 49.178)`
Decimal	`14340526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD1AE, 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 #DAD1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #DAD1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad1ae; }
.text { color: #dad1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 209 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad1ae, #cddaae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DAD1AE?: #DAD1AE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD1AE?: The RGB value is 218, 209, 174: 218 red, 209 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD1AE?: The complementary color is #AEB7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.