What color is #DAE0C5?

#DAE0C5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE0C5?

The RGB value is 218, 224, 197: 218 red, 224 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE0C5?

The complementary color is #CBC5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE0C5 color

#DAE0C5 rgb(218, 224, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE0C5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.8% green and 77.3% blue (218, 224, 197).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#DAE0C5 color codes

HEX	`#DAE0C5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 224, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.09, -6.68, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.09, 14.21, 118.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.646, 72.248, 63.299)`
Decimal	`14344389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE0C5, 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 #DAE0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #DAE0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae0c5; }
.text { color: #dae0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 224 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae0c5, #cce0c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAE0C5?: #DAE0C5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE0C5?: The RGB value is 218, 224, 197: 218 red, 224 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE0C5?: The complementary color is #CBC5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.