What color is #DAE0D1?

#DAE0D1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE0D1?

The RGB value is 218, 224, 209: 218 red, 224 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE0D1?

The complementary color is #D7D1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE0D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE0D1 color

#DAE0D1 rgb(218, 224, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE0D1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.8% green and 82% blue (218, 224, 209).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Feta (#DBE0D0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#DAE0D1 color codes

HEX	`#DAE0D1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 224, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.36, -4.68, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.36, 8.12, 125.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.076, 72.82, 70.831)`
Decimal	`14344401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE0D1, 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 #DAE0D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE0D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #DAE0D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae0d1; }
.text { color: #dae0d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae0d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 224 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae0d1, #d3e0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DAE0D1?: #DAE0D1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE0D1?: The RGB value is 218, 224, 209: 218 red, 224 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE0D1?: The complementary color is #D7D1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE0D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.