What color is #DAE894?

#DAE894 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE894?

The RGB value is 218, 232, 148: 218 red, 232 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE894?

The complementary color is #A294E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE894 color

#DAE894 rgb(218, 232, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE894 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91% green and 58% blue (218, 232, 148).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 65% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#DAE894 color codes

HEX	`#DAE894`
RGB	`rgb(218, 232, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 65%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 36%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 36%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.28, -17.57, 39.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.28, 43.09, 114.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.116, 74.757, 39.116)`
Decimal	`14346388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE894, 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 #DAE894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #DAE894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae894; }
.text { color: #dae894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 232 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae894, #b0e894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DAE894?: #DAE894 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE894?: The RGB value is 218, 232, 148: 218 red, 232 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE894?: The complementary color is #A294E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.