What color is #D3C2BC?

#D3C2BC 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 #D3C2BC?

The RGB value is 211, 194, 188: 211 red, 194 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C2BC?

The complementary color is #BCCDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C2BC color

#D3C2BC rgb(211, 194, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C2BC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 76.1% green and 73.7% blue (211, 194, 188).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#D3C2BC color codes

HEX	`#D3C2BC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 194, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 76.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.65, 4.96, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.65, 7.16, 46.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.232, 56.064, 55.479)`
Decimal	`13877948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C2BC, 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 #D3C2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #D3C2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c2bc; }
.text { color: #d3c2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 194 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c2bc, #d3cdbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D3C2BC?: #D3C2BC 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 #D3C2BC?: The RGB value is 211, 194, 188: 211 red, 194 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C2BC?: The complementary color is #BCCDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.