What color is #D1C8B6?

#D1C8B6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C8B6?

The RGB value is 209, 200, 182: 209 red, 200 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C8B6?

The complementary color is #B6BFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C8B6 color

#D1C8B6 rgb(209, 200, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C8B6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78.4% green and 71.4% blue (209, 200, 182).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#D1C8B6 color codes

HEX	`#D1C8B6`
RGB	`rgb(209, 200, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.87, 0.09, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.87, 10.12, 89.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.392, 58.242, 52.571)`
Decimal	`13748406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C8B6, 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 #D1C8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #D1C8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c8b6; }
.text { color: #d1c8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 200 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c8b6, #ccd1b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1C8B6?: #D1C8B6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C8B6?: The RGB value is 209, 200, 182: 209 red, 200 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C8B6?: The complementary color is #B6BFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.