What color is #D3C8B7?

#D3C8B7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C8B7?

The RGB value is 211, 200, 183: 211 red, 200 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C8B7?

The complementary color is #B7C2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C8B7 color

#D3C8B7 rgb(211, 200, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C8B7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 78.4% green and 71.8% blue (211, 200, 183).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Buff It (#D9CFBE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#D3C8B7 color codes

HEX	`#D3C8B7`
RGB	`rgb(211, 200, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 78.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.06, 0.97, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.06, 9.92, 84.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.065, 58.577, 53.144)`
Decimal	`13879479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C8B7, 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 #D3C8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #D3C8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c8b7; }
.text { color: #d3c8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 200 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c8b7, #d0d3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3C8B7?: #D3C8B7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C8B7?: The RGB value is 211, 200, 183: 211 red, 200 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C8B7?: The complementary color is #B7C2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.