What color is #DAD9B5?

#DAD9B5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD9B5?

The RGB value is 218, 217, 181: 218 red, 217 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD9B5?

The complementary color is #B5B6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD9B5 color

#DAD9B5 rgb(218, 217, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD9B5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.1% green and 71% blue (218, 217, 181).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#DAD9B5 color codes

HEX	`#DAD9B5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 217, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.94, -5.61, 17.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.94, 18.76, 107.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.066, 67.868, 53.537)`
Decimal	`14342581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD9B5, 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 #DAD9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #DAD9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad9b5; }
.text { color: #dad9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 217 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad9b5, #c9dab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD9B5?: #DAD9B5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD9B5?: The RGB value is 218, 217, 181: 218 red, 217 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD9B5?: The complementary color is #B5B6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.