What color is #DAD3BF?

#DAD3BF 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 #DAD3BF?

The RGB value is 218, 211, 191: 218 red, 211 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD3BF?

The complementary color is #BFC6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD3BF color

#DAD3BF rgb(218, 211, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD3BF is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82.7% green and 74.9% blue (218, 211, 191).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Warm Oats (#D8CFBA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#DAD3BF color codes

HEX	`#DAD3BF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 211, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.62, -0.97, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.62, 10.81, 95.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.611, 65.256, 58.63)`
Decimal	`14341055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD3BF, 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 #DAD3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #DAD3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad3bf; }
.text { color: #dad3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 211 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad3bf, #d3dabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD3BF?: #DAD3BF 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 #DAD3BF?: The RGB value is 218, 211, 191: 218 red, 211 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD3BF?: The complementary color is #BFC6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.