What color is #D0BEB6?

#D0BEB6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BEB6?

The RGB value is 208, 190, 182: 208 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BEB6?

The complementary color is #B6C8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BEB6 color

#D0BEB6 rgb(208, 190, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BEB6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 74.5% green and 71.4% blue (208, 190, 182).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#D0BEB6 color codes

HEX	`#D0BEB6`
RGB	`rgb(208, 190, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 74.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.24, 5.01, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.24, 8.08, 51.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.869, 53.615, 51.811)`
Decimal	`13680310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BEB6, 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 #D0BEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #D0BEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0beb6; }
.text { color: #d0beb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0beb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 190 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0beb6, #d0cbb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D0BEB6?: #D0BEB6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BEB6?: The RGB value is 208, 190, 182: 208 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BEB6?: The complementary color is #B6C8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.