What color is #D3BFB6?

#D3BFB6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3BFB6?

The RGB value is 211, 191, 182: 211 red, 191 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3BFB6?

The complementary color is #B6CAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3BFB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3BFB6 color

#D3BFB6 rgb(211, 191, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3BFB6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 74.9% green and 71.4% blue (211, 191, 182).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#D3BFB6 color codes

HEX	`#D3BFB6`
RGB	`rgb(211, 191, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 74.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, 5.57, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 9.02, 51.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.938, 54.489, 51.923)`
Decimal	`13877174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3BFB6, 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 #D3BFB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3BFB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #D3BFB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3bfb6; }
.text { color: #d3bfb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3bfb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 191 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3bfb6, #d3cdb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D3BFB6?: #D3BFB6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3BFB6?: The RGB value is 211, 191, 182: 211 red, 191 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3BFB6?: The complementary color is #B6CAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3BFB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.