What color is #D3CCBF?

#D3CCBF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CCBF?

The RGB value is 211, 204, 191: 211 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CCBF?

The complementary color is #BFC6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CCBF color

#D3CCBF rgb(211, 204, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CCBF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80% green and 74.9% blue (211, 204, 191).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Greybeard (#D4D0C5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#D3CCBF color codes

HEX	`#D3CCBF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 204, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, 0.18, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 7.34, 88.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.86, 60.797, 57.967)`
Decimal	`13880511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CCBF, 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 #D3CCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #D3CCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3ccbf; }
.text { color: #d3ccbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3ccbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 204 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3ccbf, #d0d3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3CCBF?: #D3CCBF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CCBF?: The RGB value is 211, 204, 191: 211 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CCBF?: The complementary color is #BFC6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.