What color is #D1B99B?

#D1B99B is a light, desaturated orange known as Cosy Wool. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cosy Wool?

The RGB value is 209, 185, 155: 209 red, 185 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cosy Wool?

The complementary color is #9BB3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cosy Wool color: hex code #D1B99B

#D1B99B rgb(209, 185, 155)

Shades of beige

Cosy Wool has the hex code #D1B99B. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 72.5% green and 60.8% blue (209, 185, 155).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

Cosy Wool (#D1B99B) color codes

HEX	`#D1B99B`
RGB	`rgb(209, 185, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 72.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.45, 3.95, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.45, 18.8, 77.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.56, 50.621, 38.164)`
Decimal	`13744539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cosy Wool, 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 #D1B99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #D1B99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b99b; }
.text { color: #d1b99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 185 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b99b, #ced19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D1B99B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D1B99B?: #D1B99B is a light, desaturated orange known as Cosy Wool. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cosy Wool?: The RGB value is 209, 185, 155: 209 red, 185 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cosy Wool?: The complementary color is #9BB3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.