What color is #DAD4C6?

#DAD4C6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD4C6?

The RGB value is 218, 212, 198: 218 red, 212 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD4C6?

The complementary color is #C6CCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD4C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD4C6 color

#DAD4C6 rgb(218, 212, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD4C6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.1% green and 77.6% blue (218, 212, 198).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Polished Limestone (#DCD5C8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#DAD4C6 color codes

HEX	`#DAD4C6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 212, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.03, -0.34, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.03, 7.66, 92.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.649, 66.07, 62.868)`
Decimal	`14341318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD4C6, 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 #DAD4C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD4C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #DAD4C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad4c6; }
.text { color: #dad4c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad4c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 212 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad4c6, #d6dac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD4C6?: #DAD4C6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD4C6?: The RGB value is 218, 212, 198: 218 red, 212 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD4C6?: The complementary color is #C6CCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD4C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.