What color is #D1B9AA?

#D1B9AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1B9AA?

The RGB value is 209, 185, 170: 209 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B9AA?

The complementary color is #AAC2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B9AA color

#D1B9AA rgb(209, 185, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1B9AA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (209, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#D1B9AA color codes

HEX	`#D1B9AA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.77, 6.14, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.77, 12.38, 60.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.899, 51.157, 45.215)`
Decimal	`13744554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B9AA, 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 #D1B9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #D1B9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b9aa; }
.text { color: #d1b9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b9aa, #d1cdaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D1B9AA?: #D1B9AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1B9AA?: The RGB value is 209, 185, 170: 209 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B9AA?: The complementary color is #AAC2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.