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#DABDA4 Color

#DABDA4 is rgb(218, 189, 164) in RGB, hsl(28, 42%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DABDA4
HEX#DABDA4
RGBrgb(218, 189, 164)
HSLhsl(28, 42%, 75%)
HSVhsv(28, 25%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.048 62.9)
LABlab(78.65% 7.88 16.70)
LCHlch(78.65% 18.46 64.75)

What #DABDA4 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 #DABDA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DABDA4 Channel Values

How #DABDA4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 189 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 42% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 25% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 25% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DABDA4 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DABDA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DABDA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DABDA4; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DABDA4

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DABDA4.

How #DABDA4 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#DABDA4
Protanopia#C2C2A4
Protanomaly#CCC0A4
Deuteranopia#C7C7A3
Deuteranomaly#CFC3A3
Tritanopia#DCBABA
Tritanomaly#DBBBB2
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DABDA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dabda4: #DABDA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DABDA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dabda4': '#DABDA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.741, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_dabda4">#DABDA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#DABDA4"

More Orange Colors

#DABDA4 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DABDA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DABDA4?

#DABDA4 is a light orange — rgb(218, 189, 164) in RGB and hsl(28, 42%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.64.

What is the RGB value of #DABDA4?

#DABDA4 is rgb(218, 189, 164) — red 218, green 189, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DABDA4?

#DABDA4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DABDA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DABDA4 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DABDA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DABDA4 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 8.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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