What color is #D1C4BB?

#D1C4BB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C4BB?

The RGB value is 209, 196, 187: 209 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C4BB?

The complementary color is #BBC8D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C4BB color

#D1C4BB rgb(209, 196, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C4BB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 76.9% green and 73.3% blue (209, 196, 187).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#D1C4BB color codes

HEX	`#D1C4BB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 196, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 76.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.97, 3.01, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.97, 6.84, 63.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.003, 56.624, 55.036)`
Decimal	`13747387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C4BB, 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 #D1C4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #D1C4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c4bb; }
.text { color: #d1c4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 196 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c4bb, #d1cfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D1C4BB?: #D1C4BB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C4BB?: The RGB value is 209, 196, 187: 209 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C4BB?: The complementary color is #BBC8D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.