What color is #D3C0AA?

#D3C0AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Attic Linen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C0AA?

The RGB value is 211, 192, 170: 211 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C0AA?

The complementary color is #AABDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C0AA color

#D3C0AA rgb(211, 192, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D3C0AA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 75.3% green and 66.7% blue (211, 192, 170).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Attic Linen (#CCBCA9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#D3C0AA color codes

HEX	`#D3C0AA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 192, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 75.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.72, 3.17, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.72, 13.89, 76.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.969, 54.452, 45.742)`
Decimal	`13877418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C0AA, 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 #D3C0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #D3C0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c0aa; }
.text { color: #d3c0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 192 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c0aa, #d2d3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D3C0AA?: #D3C0AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Attic Linen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C0AA?: The RGB value is 211, 192, 170: 211 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C0AA?: The complementary color is #AABDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.