What color is #DAD6BD?

#DAD6BD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD6BD?

The RGB value is 218, 214, 189: 218 red, 214 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD6BD?

The complementary color is #BDC1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD6BD color

#DAD6BD rgb(218, 214, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD6BD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.9% green and 74.1% blue (218, 214, 189).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#DAD6BD color codes

HEX	`#DAD6BD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 214, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.34, -2.84, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.34, 13.16, 102.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.144, 66.673, 57.73)`
Decimal	`14341821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD6BD, 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 #DAD6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #DAD6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad6bd; }
.text { color: #dad6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 214 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad6bd, #d0dabd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DAD6BD?: #DAD6BD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD6BD?: The RGB value is 218, 214, 189: 218 red, 214 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD6BD?: The complementary color is #BDC1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.