What color is #DAD9CE?

#DAD9CE is a very light, grayish yellow known as Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD9CE?

The RGB value is 218, 217, 206: 218 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD9CE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAD9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD9CE color

#DAD9CE rgb(218, 217, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD9CE is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.1% green and 80.8% blue (218, 217, 206).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

This exact color is also called Feather.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#DAD9CE color codes

HEX	`#DAD9CE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 217, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.5, -1.59, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.5, 5.76, 106.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.865, 68.988, 68.279)`
Decimal	`14342606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD9CE, 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 #DAD9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #DAD9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad9ce; }
.text { color: #dad9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 217 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad9ce, #d5dace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAD9CE?: #DAD9CE is a very light, grayish yellow known as Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD9CE?: The RGB value is 218, 217, 206: 218 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD9CE?: The complementary color is #CECFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.