What color is #DAD7AC?

#DAD7AC 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 #DAD7AC?

The RGB value is 218, 215, 172: 218 red, 215 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD7AC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAD7AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD7AC color

#DAD7AC rgb(218, 215, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD7AC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 84.3% green and 67.5% blue (218, 215, 172).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 38% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Virgin Olive Oil (#E2DCAB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#DAD7AC color codes

HEX	`#DAD7AC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 215, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 84.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 38%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.24, -5.91, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.24, 22.44, 105.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.66, 66.486, 48.659)`
Decimal	`14342060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD7AC, 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 #DAD7AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD7AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #DAD7AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad7ac; }
.text { color: #dad7ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad7ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 215 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad7ac, #c6daac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DAD7AC?: #DAD7AC 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 #DAD7AC?: The RGB value is 218, 215, 172: 218 red, 215 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD7AC?: The complementary color is #ACAFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD7AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.