What color is #D2C5AF?

#D2C5AF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C5AF?

The RGB value is 210, 197, 175: 210 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C5AF?

The complementary color is #AFBCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C5AF color

#D2C5AF rgb(210, 197, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2C5AF is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 77.3% green and 68.6% blue (210, 197, 175).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Trail Dust (#D0C4AC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#D2C5AF color codes

HEX	`#D2C5AF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 197, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 77.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.03, 0.92, 12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.03, 12.71, 85.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.282, 56.73, 48.64)`
Decimal	`13813167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C5AF, 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 #D2C5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #D2C5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c5af; }
.text { color: #d2c5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 197 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c5af, #cdd2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D2C5AF?: #D2C5AF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C5AF?: The RGB value is 210, 197, 175: 210 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C5AF?: The complementary color is #AFBCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.