What color is #DADACC?

#DADACC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cocoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADACC?

The RGB value is 218, 218, 204: 218 red, 218 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADACC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DADACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADACC color

#DADACC rgb(218, 218, 204)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.5% green and 80% blue (218, 218, 204).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cocoon (#DEDBCC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#DADACC color codes

HEX	`#DADACC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 218, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.71, -2.45, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.71, 7.31, 109.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.882, 69.408, 67.094)`
Decimal	`14342860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADACC, 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 #DADACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #DADACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadacc; }
.text { color: #dadacc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadacc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 218 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadacc, #d3dacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADACC?: #DADACC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cocoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADACC?: The RGB value is 218, 218, 204: 218 red, 218 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADACC?: The complementary color is #CCCCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.