What color is #D1C5B1?

#D1C5B1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C5B1?

The RGB value is 209, 197, 177: 209 red, 197 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C5B1?

The complementary color is #B1BDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C5B1 color

#D1C5B1 rgb(209, 197, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C5B1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 77.3% green and 69.4% blue (209, 197, 177).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 26% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio Shell (#CFC5AF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#D1C5B1 color codes

HEX	`#D1C5B1`
RGB	`rgb(209, 197, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 77.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 26%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.99, 0.87, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.99, 11.57, 85.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.196, 56.663, 49.668)`
Decimal	`13747633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C5B1, 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 #D1C5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #D1C5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c5b1; }
.text { color: #d1c5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 197 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c5b1, #cdd1b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1C5B1?: #D1C5B1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C5B1?: The RGB value is 209, 197, 177: 209 red, 197 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C5B1?: The complementary color is #B1BDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.