What color is #D0BEB8?

#D0BEB8 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 #D0BEB8?

The RGB value is 208, 190, 184: 208 red, 190 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BEB8?

The complementary color is #B8CAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BEB8 color

#D0BEB8 rgb(208, 190, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BEB8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 74.5% green and 72.2% blue (208, 190, 184).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 20% saturation and 77% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#D0BEB8 color codes

HEX	`#D0BEB8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 190, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 74.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.29, 5.34, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.29, 7.54, 44.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.077, 53.698, 52.907)`
Decimal	`13680312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BEB8, 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 #D0BEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #D0BEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0beb8; }
.text { color: #d0beb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0beb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 190 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0beb8, #d0cab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D0BEB8?: #D0BEB8 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 #D0BEB8?: The RGB value is 208, 190, 184: 208 red, 190 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BEB8?: The complementary color is #B8CAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.