What color is #D3C4BD?

#D3C4BD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C4BD?

The RGB value is 211, 196, 189: 211 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C4BD?

The complementary color is #BDCCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C4BD color

#D3C4BD rgb(211, 196, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C4BD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 76.9% green and 74.1% blue (211, 196, 189).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#D3C4BD color codes

HEX	`#D3C4BD`
RGB	`rgb(211, 196, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 76.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, 4.06, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 6.76, 53.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.788, 57.004, 56.198)`
Decimal	`13878461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C4BD, 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 #D3C4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #D3C4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c4bd; }
.text { color: #d3c4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 196 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c4bd, #d3cfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D3C4BD?: #D3C4BD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C4BD?: The RGB value is 211, 196, 189: 211 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C4BD?: The complementary color is #BDCCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.