What color is #D1C6BC?

#D1C6BC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C6BC?

The RGB value is 209, 198, 188: 209 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C6BC?

The complementary color is #BCC7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C6BC color

#D1C6BC rgb(209, 198, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C6BC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 77.6% green and 73.7% blue (209, 198, 188).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#D1C6BC color codes

HEX	`#D1C6BC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 198, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 77.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.5, 2.12, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.5, 6.72, 71.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.565, 57.575, 55.753)`
Decimal	`13747900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C6BC, 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 #D1C6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #D1C6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c6bc; }
.text { color: #d1c6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 198 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c6bc, #d1d1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #D1C6BC?: #D1C6BC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C6BC?: The RGB value is 209, 198, 188: 209 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C6BC?: The complementary color is #BCC7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.