What color is #DAD1BA?

#DAD1BA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Warm Oats. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD1BA?

The RGB value is 218, 209, 186: 218 red, 209 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD1BA?

The complementary color is #BAC3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD1BA color

#DAD1BA rgb(218, 209, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD1BA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82% green and 72.9% blue (218, 209, 186).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Warm Oats (#D8CFBA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#DAD1BA color codes

HEX	`#DAD1BA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 209, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.99, -0.72, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.99, 12.55, 93.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.576, 64.052, 55.617)`
Decimal	`14340538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD1BA, 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 #DAD1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #DAD1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad1ba; }
.text { color: #dad1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 209 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad1ba, #d3daba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD1BA?: #DAD1BA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Warm Oats. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD1BA?: The RGB value is 218, 209, 186: 218 red, 209 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD1BA?: The complementary color is #BAC3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.