What color is #DAE0C9?

#DAE0C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE0C9?

The RGB value is 218, 224, 201: 218 red, 224 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE0C9?

The complementary color is #CFC9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE0C9 color

#DAE0C9 rgb(218, 224, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE0C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.8% green and 78.8% blue (218, 224, 201).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Marble Grape (#DEE2C7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#DAE0C9 color codes

HEX	`#DAE0C9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 224, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.18, -6.03, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.18, 12.17, 119.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.11, 72.434, 65.745)`
Decimal	`14344393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE0C9, 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 #DAE0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #DAE0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae0c9; }
.text { color: #dae0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 224 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae0c9, #cee0c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAE0C9?: #DAE0C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE0C9?: The RGB value is 218, 224, 201: 218 red, 224 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE0C9?: The complementary color is #CFC9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.