What color is #D0C7B2?

#D0C7B2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C7B2?

The RGB value is 208, 199, 178: 208 red, 199 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C7B2?

The complementary color is #B2BBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C7B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C7B2 color

#D0C7B2 rgb(208, 199, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0C7B2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 78% green and 69.8% blue (208, 199, 178).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 24% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio Shell (#CFC5AF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#D0C7B2 color codes

HEX	`#D0C7B2`
RGB	`rgb(208, 199, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 78%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 24%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, -0.39, 11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 11.65, 91.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.471, 57.472, 50.335)`
Decimal	`13682610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C7B2, 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 #D0C7B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C7B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #D0C7B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c7b2; }
.text { color: #d0c7b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c7b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 199 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c7b2, #cad0b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0C7B2?: #D0C7B2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C7B2?: The RGB value is 208, 199, 178: 208 red, 199 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C7B2?: The complementary color is #B2BBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C7B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.