What color is #D0CABD?

#D0CABD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CABD?

The RGB value is 208, 202, 189: 208 red, 202 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CABD?

The complementary color is #BDC3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CABD color

#D0CABD rgb(208, 202, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0CABD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 79.2% green and 74.1% blue (208, 202, 189).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 17% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Greybeard (#D4D0C5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#D0CABD color codes

HEX	`#D0CABD`
RGB	`rgb(208, 202, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 79.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 17%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.47, -0.17, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.47, 7.23, 91.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.317, 59.326, 56.618)`
Decimal	`13683389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CABD, 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 #D0CABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #D0CABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0cabd; }
.text { color: #d0cabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0cabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 202 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0cabd, #cdd0bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0CABD?: #D0CABD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CABD?: The RGB value is 208, 202, 189: 208 red, 202 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CABD?: The complementary color is #BDC3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.