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#DAC7AA Color

#DAC7AA is rgb(218, 199, 170) in RGB, hsl(36, 39%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 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 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAC7AA
HEX#DAC7AA
RGBrgb(218, 199, 170)
HSLhsl(36, 39%, 76%)
HSVhsv(36, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.045 78.4)
LABlab(81.28% 3.53 17.13)
LCHlch(81.28% 17.49 78.36)

What #DAC7AA 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 #DAC7AA, 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.

#DAC7AA Channel Values

How #DAC7AA 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 199 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 39% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 22% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAC7AA 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAC7AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAC7AA; 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 #DAC7AA

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 #DAC7AA.

How #DAC7AA 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#DAC7AA
Protanopia#CACAAA
Protanomaly#D1C9AA
Deuteranopia#CECEA9
Deuteranomaly#D3CBAA
Tritanopia#DDC4C4
Tritanomaly#DCC5BA
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAC7AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dac7aa: #DAC7AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAC7AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dac7aa': '#DAC7AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.780, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_dac7aa">#DAC7AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAC7AA"

More Orange Colors

#DAC7AA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAC7AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAC7AA?

#DAC7AA is a light orange — rgb(218, 199, 170) in RGB and hsl(36, 39%, 76%) 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 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #DAC7AA?

#DAC7AA is rgb(218, 199, 170) — red 218, green 199, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAC7AA?

#DAC7AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAC7AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAC7AA scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAC7AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAC7AA 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 10.25, which is visibly different.

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