What color is #D1CCBF?

#D1CCBF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CCBF?

The RGB value is 209, 204, 191: 209 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CCBF?

The complementary color is #BFC4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CCBF color

#D1CCBF rgb(209, 204, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CCBF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 80% green and 74.9% blue (209, 204, 191).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Greybeard (#D4D0C5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#D1CCBF color codes

HEX	`#D1CCBF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 204, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 80%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.11, -0.53, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.11, 7.11, 94.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.29, 60.503, 57.94)`
Decimal	`13749439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CCBF, 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 #D1CCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #D1CCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1ccbf; }
.text { color: #d1ccbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1ccbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 204 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1ccbf, #cdd1bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1CCBF?: #D1CCBF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CCBF?: The RGB value is 209, 204, 191: 209 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CCBF?: The complementary color is #BFC4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.