What color is #DAD5C1?

#DAD5C1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peace & Quiet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD5C1?

The RGB value is 218, 213, 193: 218 red, 213 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD5C1?

The complementary color is #C1C6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD5C1 color

#DAD5C1 rgb(218, 213, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD5C1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.5% green and 75.7% blue (218, 213, 193).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Peace & Quiet (#E0DAC8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#DAD5C1 color codes

HEX	`#DAD5C1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 213, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.17, -1.68, 10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.17, 10.63, 99.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.332, 66.345, 59.964)`
Decimal	`14341569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD5C1, 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 #DAD5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #DAD5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad5c1; }
.text { color: #dad5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 213 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad5c1, #d2dac1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DAD5C1?: #DAD5C1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peace & Quiet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD5C1?: The RGB value is 218, 213, 193: 218 red, 213 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD5C1?: The complementary color is #C1C6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.