What color is #DADCC8?

#DADCC8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCC8?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 200: 218 red, 220 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCC8?

The complementary color is #CAC8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADCC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCC8 color

#DADCC8 rgb(218, 220, 200)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DADCC8 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 78.4% blue (218, 220, 200).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#DADCC8 color codes

HEX	`#DADCC8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.13, -4.15, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.13, 10.45, 113.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.931, 70.262, 64.774)`
Decimal	`14343368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCC8, 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 #DADCC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #DADCC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadcc8; }
.text { color: #dadcc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadcc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadcc8, #d0dcc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADCC8?: #DADCC8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCC8?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 200: 218 red, 220 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCC8?: The complementary color is #CAC8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.