What color is #DAD2B6?

#DAD2B6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD2B6?

The RGB value is 218, 210, 182: 218 red, 210 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD2B6?

The complementary color is #B6BEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD2B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD2B6 color

#DAD2B6 rgb(218, 210, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD2B6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82.4% green and 71.4% blue (218, 210, 182).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#DAD2B6 color codes

HEX	`#DAD2B6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 210, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.16, -1.85, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.16, 15, 97.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.403, 64.377, 53.491)`
Decimal	`14340790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD2B6, 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 #DAD2B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD2B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #DAD2B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad2b6; }
.text { color: #dad2b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad2b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 210 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad2b6, #d0dab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD2B6?: #DAD2B6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD2B6?: The RGB value is 218, 210, 182: 218 red, 210 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD2B6?: The complementary color is #B6BEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD2B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.