What color is #D2BFB8?

#D2BFB8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BFB8?

The RGB value is 210, 191, 184: 210 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BFB8?

The complementary color is #B8CBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BFB8 color

#D2BFB8 rgb(210, 191, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2BFB8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.9% green and 72.2% blue (210, 191, 184).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#D2BFB8 color codes

HEX	`#D2BFB8`
RGB	`rgb(210, 191, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.71, 5.53, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.71, 8.13, 47.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.86, 54.425, 53.006)`
Decimal	`13811640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BFB8, 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 #D2BFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #D2BFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bfb8; }
.text { color: #d2bfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 191 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bfb8, #d2ccb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D2BFB8?: #D2BFB8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BFB8?: The RGB value is 210, 191, 184: 210 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BFB8?: The complementary color is #B8CBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.