What color is #DAD7C3?

#DAD7C3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD7C3?

The RGB value is 218, 215, 195: 218 red, 215 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD7C3?

The complementary color is #C3C6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD7C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD7C3 color

#DAD7C3 rgb(218, 215, 195)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD7C3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 84.3% green and 76.5% blue (218, 215, 195).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#DAD7C3 color codes

HEX	`#DAD7C3`
RGB	`rgb(218, 215, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 84.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.73, -2.39, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.73, 10.51, 103.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.063, 67.447, 61.316)`
Decimal	`14342083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD7C3, 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 #DAD7C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD7C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #DAD7C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad7c3; }
.text { color: #dad7c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad7c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 215 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad7c3, #d1dac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DAD7C3?: #DAD7C3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD7C3?: The RGB value is 218, 215, 195: 218 red, 215 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD7C3?: The complementary color is #C3C6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD7C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.