What color is #DADBC3?

#DADBC3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADBC3?

The RGB value is 218, 219, 195: 218 red, 219 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADBC3?

The complementary color is #C4C3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADBC3 color

#DADBC3 rgb(218, 219, 195)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DADBC3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.9% green and 76.5% blue (218, 219, 195).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#DADBC3 color codes

HEX	`#DADBC3`
RGB	`rgb(218, 219, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.76, -4.45, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.76, 12.52, 110.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.094, 69.509, 61.659)`
Decimal	`14343107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADBC3, 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 #DADBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #DADBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadbc3; }
.text { color: #dadbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 219 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadbc3, #cedbc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADBC3?: #DADBC3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADBC3?: The RGB value is 218, 219, 195: 218 red, 219 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADBC3?: The complementary color is #C4C3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.