What color is #DAD9BC?

#DAD9BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD9BC?

The RGB value is 218, 217, 188: 218 red, 217 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD9BC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAD9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD9BC color

#DAD9BC rgb(218, 217, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD9BC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.1% green and 73.7% blue (218, 217, 188).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#DAD9BC color codes

HEX	`#DAD9BC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 217, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.09, -4.54, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.09, 15.13, 107.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.803, 68.163, 57.415)`
Decimal	`14342588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD9BC, 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 #DAD9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #DAD9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad9bc; }
.text { color: #dad9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 217 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad9bc, #ccdabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD9BC?: #DAD9BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD9BC?: The RGB value is 218, 217, 188: 218 red, 217 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD9BC?: The complementary color is #BCBDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.