#daab99 Color Information

#daab99 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #daab99. In RGB, it consists of 85.5% Red, 67.1% Green, and 60.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 21.6% Magenta, 29.8% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 16.6°, with saturation of 46.8% and lightness of 72.7%. The decimal value for #daab99 is 14330777, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #daab99 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#daab99 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color218, 171, 153 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color85.5%, 67.1%, 60.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.145, 0.329, 0.400 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.216, 0.298, 0.145 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color16.6°, 46.8%, 72.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color16.6°, 29.8%, 85.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color49.226, 46.331, 36.485 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color218, 178, 153 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14330777 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color73.760, 14.638, 15.843 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)73.760, 21.570, 47.265 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color73.760, 31.472, 19.304 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color68.067, 9.974, 15.866 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.373, 0.351, 46.331 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292520857 / 0xffdaab99 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: June 17, 2025

Shades of #daab99

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #daab99, its pure hue is 16.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.8%, and its lightness is 72.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #daab99, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1b1513 to #bf9686.

Tints of #daab99

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #daab99, its pure hue is 16.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.8%, and its lightness is 72.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #daab99, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #dfb6a6 to #faf5f2.

Tones of #daab99

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #daab99, its pure hue is 16.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #daab99, which range from #bababa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff9a74 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #daab99

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #daab99! For #daab99, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #daab99. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #daab99

This color, #daab99, consists of 85.5% Red, 67.1% Green, and 60.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 218, Green = 171, Blue = 153. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #daab99 is 0% Cyan, 21.6% Magenta, 29.8% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R85.5%
C0.0%
G67.1%
M21.6%
B60.0%
Y29.8%
K14.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 218 171 153
Octal 332 253 231
Hexa #da #ab #99
Binary 11011010 10101011 10011001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 21 29 14
Octal 0 25 35 16
Hexa #00 #15 #1d #0e
Binary 00000000 00010101 00011101 00001110

Analogous Colors of #daab99

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #daab99 — which has hue 16.6° — its analogous colors are located at 16.6° and 346.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #daab99.

Triadic Colors of #daab99

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #daab99 — which has hue 16.6° — its triadic colors are located at 16.6° and 256.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #daab99.

Complementary Color of #daab99

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #daab99 — which has hue 16.6° — its complementary color is located at 196.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #daab99.

Split Complementary Colors of #daab99

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #daab99 — which has hue 16.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 16.6° and 226.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #daab99.

Tetradic Colors of #daab99

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #daab99 — which has hue 16.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 286.6°, 16.6°, 106.6°, and 196.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #daab99.

Monochromatic Colors of #daab99

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #daab99, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #af8c7e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f5d1c4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #daab99

We want to make getting started with #daab99 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #daab99 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #daab99 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #daab99 with other HTML elements.

#daab99 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #daab99.
<span style="color: #daab99;">The color of this text is #daab99.</span>

#daab99 Background Color

The background color for this text is #daab99.
<div style="background-color: #daab99; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #daab99.</div>

#daab99 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #daab99.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #daab99;">This color for the shadow of this text is #daab99.</span>

#daab99 Border Color

This is a div with border color #daab99.
<div style="border: #daab99 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #daab99.</div>

#daab99 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #daab99 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #daab99; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #daab99 on a white background.</div></div>

#daab99 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #daab99 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #daab99; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #daab99 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #daab99 to White

This is a gradient from #daab99 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#daab99,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#daab99,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#daab99,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#daab99,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #daab99 to white.</div>

Gradient from #daab99 to Black

This is a gradient from #daab99 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#daab99,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#daab99,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#daab99,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#daab99,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #daab99 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #daab99

In addition to using #daab99 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #daab99 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #daab99, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 218, Green = 171, Blue = 153). If you need details about the color coordinates of #daab99 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #daab99
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(218, 171, 153)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #daab99; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #daab99; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #daab99; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(218, 171, 153);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#daab99")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:218, green:171, blue:153, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:218 green:171 blue:153 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(218f, 171f, 153f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(218, 171, 153);
 

#daab99 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #daab99 the same way. For those with color blindness, #daab99 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #daab99 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #daab99 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #daab99 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #daab99 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #daab99 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text