What color is #DAD6C9?

#DAD6C9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oat Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD6C9?

The RGB value is 218, 214, 201: 218 red, 214 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD6C9?

The complementary color is #C9CDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD6C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD6C9 color

#DAD6C9 rgb(218, 214, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD6C9 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.9% green and 78.8% blue (218, 214, 201).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 19% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Oat Milk (#DEDACD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#DAD6C9 color codes

HEX	`#DAD6C9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 214, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 19%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.61, -0.88, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.61, 6.96, 97.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.501, 67.216, 64.876)`
Decimal	`14341833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD6C9, 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 #DAD6C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD6C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #DAD6C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad6c9; }
.text { color: #dad6c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad6c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 214 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad6c9, #d5dac9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD6C9?: #DAD6C9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oat Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD6C9?: The RGB value is 218, 214, 201: 218 red, 214 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD6C9?: The complementary color is #C9CDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD6C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.