What color is #D9D2CD?

#D9D2CD is a very light, grayish orange known as Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Smoked Oyster?

The RGB value is 217, 210, 205: 217 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Smoked Oyster?

The complementary color is #CDD4D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D2CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Smoked Oyster color: hex code #D9D2CD

#D9D2CD rgb(217, 210, 205)

Shades of gray

Smoked Oyster has the hex code #D9D2CD. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 82.4% green and 80.4% blue (217, 210, 205).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD) color codes

HEX	`#D9D2CD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 210, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 82.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.61, 1.53, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.61, 3.66, 65.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.68, 65.253, 67.039)`
Decimal	`14275277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Smoked Oyster, 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 #D9D2CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D2CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #D9D2CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d2cd; }
.text { color: #d9d2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d2cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 210 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d2cd, #d9d8cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

See #D9D2CD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D9D2CD?: #D9D2CD is a very light, grayish orange known as Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Smoked Oyster?: The RGB value is 217, 210, 205: 217 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Smoked Oyster?: The complementary color is #CDD4D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D2CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.