What color is #D0C4BF?

#D0C4BF 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 #D0C4BF?

The RGB value is 208, 196, 191: 208 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C4BF?

The complementary color is #BFCBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C4BF color

#D0C4BF rgb(208, 196, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0C4BF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (208, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 15% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#D0C4BF color codes

HEX	`#D0C4BF`
RGB	`rgb(208, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 15%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 8%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.98, 3.33, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.98, 5.21, 50.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.155, 56.652, 57.309)`
Decimal	`13681855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C4BF, 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 #D0C4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #D0C4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c4bf; }
.text { color: #d0c4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c4bf, #d0cdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #D0C4BF?: #D0C4BF 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 #D0C4BF?: The RGB value is 208, 196, 191: 208 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C4BF?: The complementary color is #BFCBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.