What color is #D0C4BC?

#D0C4BC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C4BC?

The RGB value is 208, 196, 188: 208 red, 196 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C4BC?

The complementary color is #BCC8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C4BC color

#D0C4BC rgb(208, 196, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0C4BC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.9% green and 73.7% blue (208, 196, 188).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#D0C4BC color codes

HEX	`#D0C4BC`
RGB	`rgb(208, 196, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, 2.82, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 6.19, 62.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.829, 56.521, 55.589)`
Decimal	`13681852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C4BC, 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 #D0C4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #D0C4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c4bc; }
.text { color: #d0c4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 196 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c4bc, #d0cebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #D0C4BC?: #D0C4BC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C4BC?: The RGB value is 208, 196, 188: 208 red, 196 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C4BC?: The complementary color is #BCC8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.