#DAB5AA Color

#DAB5AA is rgb(218, 181, 170) in RGB, hsl(14, 39%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAB5AA

HEX#DAB5AA

RGBrgb(218, 181, 170)

HSLhsl(14, 39%, 76%)

HSVhsv(14, 22%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.046 37.2)

LABlab(76.78% 12.54 10.89)

LCHlch(76.78% 16.60 40.98)

What #DAB5AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DAB5AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 7.67 Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 8.73 Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 8.78 Baby Pink#F4C2C2ΔE 9.3 Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 9.37 Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 9.41

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#DAB5AA Channel Values

How #DAB5AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 218 · G 181 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 14° · S 39% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 14° · S 22% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 17% · Y 22% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.88:1 vs white · 11.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAB5AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAB5AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAB5AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DAB5AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #DAB5AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DAB5AA

Protanopia#BCBCAA

Protanomaly#C9B9AA

Deuteranopia#C2C2A9

Deuteranomaly#CCBDA9

Tritanopia#DBB4B4

Tritanomaly#DBB4B0

Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #DAB5AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dab5aa: #DAB5AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAB5AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dab5aa': '#DAB5AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.710, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="color_dab5aa">#DAB5AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#DAB5AA"

More Red Colors

#DAB5AA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#DAB5AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAB5AA?

#DAB5AA is a light red — rgb(218, 181, 170) in RGB and hsl(14, 39%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #DAB5AA?

#DAB5AA is rgb(218, 181, 170) — red 218, green 181, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAB5AA?

#DAB5AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAB5AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAB5AA scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAB5AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAB5AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.47, which is visibly different.

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