What color is #D2C9B5?

#D2C9B5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C9B5?

The RGB value is 210, 201, 181: 210 red, 201 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C9B5?

The complementary color is #B5BED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C9B5 color

#D2C9B5 rgb(210, 201, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2C9B5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 78.8% green and 71% blue (210, 201, 181).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio Shell (#CFC5AF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#D2C9B5 color codes

HEX	`#D2C9B5`
RGB	`rgb(210, 201, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 78.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, -0.24, 11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 11.12, 91.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.805, 58.812, 52.119)`
Decimal	`13814197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C9B5, 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 #D2C9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #D2C9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c9b5; }
.text { color: #d2c9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 201 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c9b5, #ccd2b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2C9B5?: #D2C9B5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C9B5?: The RGB value is 210, 201, 181: 210 red, 201 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C9B5?: The complementary color is #B5BED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.