What color is #D2BBAB?

#D2BBAB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BBAB?

The RGB value is 210, 187, 171: 210 red, 187 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BBAB?

The complementary color is #ABC2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BBAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BBAB color

#D2BBAB rgb(210, 187, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2BBAB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 73.3% green and 67.1% blue (210, 187, 171).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#D2BBAB color codes

HEX	`#D2BBAB`
RGB	`rgb(210, 187, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 73.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, 5.6, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 12.42, 63.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.699, 52.184, 45.869)`
Decimal	`13810603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BBAB, 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 #D2BBAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BBAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #D2BBAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bbab; }
.text { color: #d2bbab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bbab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 187 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bbab, #d2cfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D2BBAB?: #D2BBAB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BBAB?: The RGB value is 210, 187, 171: 210 red, 187 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BBAB?: The complementary color is #ABC2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BBAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.