What color is #DAD4B5?

#DAD4B5 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 #DAD4B5?

The RGB value is 218, 212, 181: 218 red, 212 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD4B5?

The complementary color is #B5BBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD4B5 color

#DAD4B5 rgb(218, 212, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD4B5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.1% green and 71% blue (218, 212, 181).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#DAD4B5 color codes

HEX	`#DAD4B5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 212, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, -3.04, 16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 16.39, 100.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.797, 65.329, 53.114)`
Decimal	`14341301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD4B5, 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 #DAD4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #DAD4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad4b5; }
.text { color: #dad4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 212 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad4b5, #cddab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD4B5?: #DAD4B5 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 #DAD4B5?: The RGB value is 218, 212, 181: 218 red, 212 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD4B5?: The complementary color is #B5BBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.