What color is #DADAC5?

#DADAC5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADAC5?

The RGB value is 218, 218, 197: 218 red, 218 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADAC5?

The complementary color is #C5C5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADAC5 color

#DADAC5 rgb(218, 218, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DADAC5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.5% green and 77.3% blue (218, 218, 197).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#DADAC5 color codes

HEX	`#DADAC5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 218, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.54, -3.61, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.54, 10.96, 109.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.062, 69.08, 62.771)`
Decimal	`14342853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADAC5, 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 #DADAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #DADAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadac5; }
.text { color: #dadac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 218 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadac5, #d0dac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DADAC5?: #DADAC5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADAC5?: The RGB value is 218, 218, 197: 218 red, 218 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADAC5?: The complementary color is #C5C5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.