What color is #DBCAAD?

#DBCAAD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tatami. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCAAD?

The RGB value is 219, 202, 173: 219 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCAAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBCAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCAAD color

#DBCAAD rgb(219, 202, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBCAAD is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.2% green and 67.8% blue (219, 202, 173).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Tatami (#DECCAF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#DBCAAD color codes

HEX	`#DBCAAD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 202, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.01, 1.33, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.01, 16.7, 85.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.877, 60.32, 48.121)`
Decimal	`14404269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCAAD, 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 #DBCAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #DBCAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcaad; }
.text { color: #dbcaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 202 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcaad, #d5dbad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DBCAAD?: #DBCAAD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tatami. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCAAD?: The RGB value is 219, 202, 173: 219 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCAAD?: The complementary color is #ADBEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.