What color is #D1B399?

#D1B399 is a light, desaturated orange known as Cashmere. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cashmere?

The RGB value is 209, 179, 153: 209 red, 179 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cashmere?

The complementary color is #99B7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cashmere color: hex code #D1B399

#D1B399 rgb(209, 179, 153)

Shades of brown

Cashmere has the hex code #D1B399. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 70.2% green and 60% blue (209, 179, 153).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 38% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

Cashmere (#D1B399) color codes

HEX	`#D1B399`
RGB	`rgb(209, 179, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 70.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 38%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, 6.88, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 18.61, 68.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.165, 48.097, 36.877)`
Decimal	`13743001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cashmere, 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 #D1B399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #D1B399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b399; }
.text { color: #d1b399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 179 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b399, #d1cf99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #D1B399 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D1B399?: #D1B399 is a light, desaturated orange known as Cashmere. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cashmere?: The RGB value is 209, 179, 153: 209 red, 179 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cashmere?: The complementary color is #99B7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.