What color is #D8CFB6?

#D8CFB6 is a light, desaturated orange known as Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Berber?

The RGB value is 216, 207, 182: 216 red, 207 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Berber?

The complementary color is #B6BFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CFB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Berber color: hex code #D8CFB6

#D8CFB6 rgb(216, 207, 182)

Shades of beige

Berber has the hex code #D8CFB6. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 81.2% green and 71.4% blue (216, 207, 182).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

Berber (#D8CFB6) color codes

HEX	`#D8CFB6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 207, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 81.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.23, -1.03, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.23, 13.59, 94.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.075, 62.603, 53.218)`
Decimal	`14208950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Berber, 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 #D8CFB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CFB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #D8CFB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cfb6; }
.text { color: #d8cfb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cfb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 207 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cfb6, #d0d8b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #D8CFB6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D8CFB6?: #D8CFB6 is a light, desaturated orange known as Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Berber?: The RGB value is 216, 207, 182: 216 red, 207 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Berber?: The complementary color is #B6BFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CFB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.