What color is #D2C8AF?

#D2C8AF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C8AF?

The RGB value is 210, 200, 175: 210 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C8AF?

The complementary color is #AFB9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C8AF color

#D2C8AF rgb(210, 200, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D2C8AF is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 78.4% green and 68.6% blue (210, 200, 175).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio Shell (#CFC5AF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#D2C8AF color codes

HEX	`#D2C8AF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 200, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 78.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.8, -0.65, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.8, 13.78, 92.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.97, 58.106, 48.869)`
Decimal	`13813935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C8AF, 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 #D2C8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	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 #D2C8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c8af; }
.text { color: #d2c8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 200 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c8af, #cad2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2C8AF?: #D2C8AF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C8AF?: The RGB value is 210, 200, 175: 210 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C8AF?: The complementary color is #AFB9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.