What color is #DAD5BC?

#DAD5BC 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 #DAD5BC?

The RGB value is 218, 213, 188: 218 red, 213 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD5BC?

The complementary color is #BCC1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD5BC color

#DAD5BC rgb(218, 213, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD5BC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.5% green and 73.7% blue (218, 213, 188).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#DAD5BC color codes

HEX	`#DAD5BC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 213, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.06, -2.48, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.06, 13.22, 100.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.784, 66.125, 57.076)`
Decimal	`14341564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD5BC, 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 #DAD5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #DAD5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad5bc; }
.text { color: #dad5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 213 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad5bc, #d0dabc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DAD5BC?: #DAD5BC 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 #DAD5BC?: The RGB value is 218, 213, 188: 218 red, 213 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD5BC?: The complementary color is #BCC1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.