What color is #DAD9C7?

#DAD9C7 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 #DAD9C7?

The RGB value is 218, 217, 199: 218 red, 217 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD9C7?

The complementary color is #C7C8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD9C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD9C7 color

#DAD9C7 rgb(218, 217, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DAD9C7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.1% green and 78% blue (218, 217, 199).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#DAD9C7 color codes

HEX	`#DAD9C7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 217, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.33, -2.77, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.33, 9.41, 107.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.034, 68.655, 63.9)`
Decimal	`14342599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD9C7, 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 #DAD9C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD9C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #DAD9C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad9c7; }
.text { color: #dad9c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad9c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 217 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad9c7, #d2dac7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DAD9C7?: #DAD9C7 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 #DAD9C7?: The RGB value is 218, 217, 199: 218 red, 217 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD9C7?: The complementary color is #C7C8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD9C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.