What color is #D1BFAA?

#D1BFAA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Attic Linen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1BFAA?

The RGB value is 209, 191, 170: 209 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BFAA?

The complementary color is #AABCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BFAA color

#D1BFAA rgb(209, 191, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1BFAA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (209, 191, 170).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Attic Linen (#CCBCA9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#D1BFAA color codes

HEX	`#D1BFAA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 191, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 74.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.3, 2.95, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.3, 13.24, 77.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.181, 53.72, 45.643)`
Decimal	`13746090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BFAA, 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 #D1BFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #D1BFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bfaa; }
.text { color: #d1bfaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bfaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 191 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bfaa, #d0d1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D1BFAA?: #D1BFAA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Attic Linen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1BFAA?: The RGB value is 209, 191, 170: 209 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BFAA?: The complementary color is #AABCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.