What color is #DAD8CA?

#DAD8CA is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD8CA?

The RGB value is 218, 216, 202: 218 red, 216 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD8CA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAD8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD8CA color

#DAD8CA rgb(218, 216, 202)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD8CA is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 84.7% green and 79.2% blue (218, 216, 202).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fennec Fox (#DAD7C8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#DAD8CA color codes

HEX	`#DAD8CA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 216, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 84.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.15, -1.75, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.15, 7.35, 103.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.129, 68.282, 65.667)`
Decimal	`14342346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD8CA, 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 #DAD8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #DAD8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad8ca; }
.text { color: #dad8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 216 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad8ca, #d4daca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD8CA?: #DAD8CA is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD8CA?: The RGB value is 218, 216, 202: 218 red, 216 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD8CA?: The complementary color is #CACCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.