What color is #D3CAB1?

#D3CAB1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CAB1?

The RGB value is 211, 202, 177: 211 red, 202 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CAB1?

The complementary color is #B1BAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CAB1 color

#D3CAB1 rgb(211, 202, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D3CAB1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 79.2% green and 69.4% blue (211, 202, 177).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 28% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#D3CAB1 color codes

HEX	`#D3CAB1`
RGB	`rgb(211, 202, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 79.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 28%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.44, -1.02, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.44, 13.65, 94.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.92, 59.265, 50.08)`
Decimal	`13879985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CAB1, 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 #D3CAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #D3CAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cab1; }
.text { color: #d3cab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 202 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cab1, #cbd3b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3CAB1?: #D3CAB1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CAB1?: The RGB value is 211, 202, 177: 211 red, 202 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CAB1?: The complementary color is #B1BAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.