What color is #DAD6A8?

#DAD6A8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD6A8?

The RGB value is 218, 214, 168: 218 red, 214 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD6A8?

The complementary color is #A8ACDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD6A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD6A8 color

#DAD6A8 rgb(218, 214, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD6A8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.9% green and 65.9% blue (218, 214, 168).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Virgin Olive Oil (#E2DCAB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#DAD6A8 color codes

HEX	`#DAD6A8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 214, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 23%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.91, -5.96, 23.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.91, 24.03, 104.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.028, 65.827, 46.582)`
Decimal	`14341800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD6A8, 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 #DAD6A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD6A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #DAD6A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad6a8; }
.text { color: #dad6a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad6a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 214 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad6a8, #c5daa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DAD6A8?: #DAD6A8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD6A8?: The RGB value is 218, 214, 168: 218 red, 214 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD6A8?: The complementary color is #A8ACDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD6A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.