What color is #D2BD95?

#D2BD95 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BD95?

The RGB value is 210, 189, 149: 210 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BD95?

The complementary color is #95AAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BD95 color

#D2BD95 rgb(210, 189, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D2BD95 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.1% green and 58.4% blue (210, 189, 149).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 40% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 29% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crepe (#D4BC94), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#D2BD95 color codes

HEX	`#D2BD95`
RGB	`rgb(210, 189, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 40%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.44, 1.41, 22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.44, 23.02, 86.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.201, 52.268, 35.872)`
Decimal	`13811093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BD95, 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 #D2BD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #D2BD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bd95; }
.text { color: #d2bd95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bd95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 189 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bd95, #c8d295); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D2BD95?: #D2BD95 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BD95?: The RGB value is 210, 189, 149: 210 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BD95?: The complementary color is #95AAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.