What color is #D2C197?

#D2C197 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Castaway Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C197?

The RGB value is 210, 193, 151: 210 red, 193 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C197?

The complementary color is #97A8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C197 color

#D2C197 rgb(210, 193, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D2C197 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 75.7% green and 59.2% blue (210, 193, 151).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Castaway Beach (#D0C19F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#D2C197 color codes

HEX	`#D2C197`
RGB	`rgb(210, 193, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 75.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, -0.43, 23.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 23.37, 91.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.235, 54.077, 37.011)`
Decimal	`13812119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C197, 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 #D2C197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #D2C197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c197; }
.text { color: #d2c197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 193 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c197, #c5d297); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D2C197?: #D2C197 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Castaway Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C197?: The RGB value is 210, 193, 151: 210 red, 193 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C197?: The complementary color is #97A8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.