What color is #D3BCAB?

#D3BCAB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3BCAB?

The RGB value is 211, 188, 171: 211 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3BCAB?

The complementary color is #ABC2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3BCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3BCAB color

#D3BCAB rgb(211, 188, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3BCAB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 73.7% green and 67.1% blue (211, 188, 171).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#D3BCAB color codes

HEX	`#D3BCAB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 188, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 73.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, 5.44, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 12.8, 64.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.198, 52.757, 45.954)`
Decimal	`13876395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3BCAB, 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 #D3BCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3BCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #D3BCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3bcab; }
.text { color: #d3bcab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3bcab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 188 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3bcab, #d3d0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D3BCAB?: #D3BCAB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3BCAB?: The RGB value is 211, 188, 171: 211 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3BCAB?: The complementary color is #ABC2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3BCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.