What color is #D3C4B5?

#D3C4B5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C4B5?

The RGB value is 211, 196, 181: 211 red, 196 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C4B5?

The complementary color is #B5C4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C4B5 color

#D3C4B5 rgb(211, 196, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C4B5 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 76.9% green and 71% blue (211, 196, 181).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Cafe Latte (#D6C6B4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#D3C4B5 color codes

HEX	`#D3C4B5`
RGB	`rgb(211, 196, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 76.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.99, 2.76, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.99, 9.82, 73.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.944, 56.666, 51.75)`
Decimal	`13878453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C4B5, 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 #D3C4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #D3C4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c4b5; }
.text { color: #d3c4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 196 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c4b5, #d3d3b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D3C4B5?: #D3C4B5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C4B5?: The RGB value is 211, 196, 181: 211 red, 196 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C4B5?: The complementary color is #B5C4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.