What color is #DADCCF?

#DADCCF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCCF?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 207: 218 red, 220 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCCF?

The complementary color is #D1CFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADCCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCCF color

#DADCCF rgb(218, 220, 207)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 81.2% blue (218, 220, 207).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#DADCCF color codes

HEX	`#DADCCF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.29, -2.97, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.29, 6.82, 115.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.767, 70.597, 69.181)`
Decimal	`14343375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCCF, 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 #DADCCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #DADCCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadccf; }
.text { color: #dadccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadccf, #d4dccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADCCF?: #DADCCF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCCF?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 207: 218 red, 220 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCCF?: The complementary color is #D1CFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.