What color is #D3C6BA?

#D3C6BA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C6BA?

The RGB value is 211, 198, 186: 211 red, 198 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C6BA?

The complementary color is #BAC7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C6BA color

#D3C6BA rgb(211, 198, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C6BA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 77.6% green and 72.9% blue (211, 198, 186).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#D3C6BA color codes

HEX	`#D3C6BA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 198, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 77.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.62, 2.51, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.62, 8.04, 71.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.92, 57.783, 54.652)`
Decimal	`13878970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C6BA, 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 #D3C6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #D3C6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c6ba; }
.text { color: #d3c6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 198 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c6ba, #d3d3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D3C6BA?: #D3C6BA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C6BA?: The RGB value is 211, 198, 186: 211 red, 198 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C6BA?: The complementary color is #BAC7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.