What color is #DAD7CB?

#DAD7CB 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 #DAD7CB?

The RGB value is 218, 215, 203: 218 red, 215 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD7CB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAD7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD7CB color

#DAD7CB rgb(218, 215, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD7CB is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 84.3% green and 79.6% blue (218, 215, 203).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% 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 14.56:1).

#DAD7CB color codes

HEX	`#DAD7CB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 215, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 84.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, -1.06, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 6.37, 99.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.992, 67.818, 66.207)`
Decimal	`14342091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD7CB, 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 #DAD7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #DAD7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad7cb; }
.text { color: #dad7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 215 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad7cb, #d5dacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD7CB?: #DAD7CB 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 #DAD7CB?: The RGB value is 218, 215, 203: 218 red, 215 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD7CB?: The complementary color is #CBCEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.