What color is #D1BCB5?

#D1BCB5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1BCB5?

The RGB value is 209, 188, 181: 209 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BCB5?

The complementary color is #B5CAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BCB5 color

#D1BCB5 rgb(209, 188, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1BCB5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (209, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#D1BCB5 color codes

HEX	`#D1BCB5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.79, 6.28, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.79, 8.86, 44.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.618, 52.859, 51.138)`
Decimal	`13745333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BCB5, 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 #D1BCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #D1BCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bcb5; }
.text { color: #d1bcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bcb5, #d1cab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D1BCB5?: #D1BCB5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1BCB5?: The RGB value is 209, 188, 181: 209 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BCB5?: The complementary color is #B5CAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.