What color is #D3CEC9?

#D3CEC9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CEC9?

The RGB value is 211, 206, 201: 211 red, 206 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CEC9?

The complementary color is #C9CED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CEC9 color

#D3CEC9 rgb(211, 206, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CEC9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.8% green and 78.8% blue (211, 206, 201).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Misty Haze (#CEC9C3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#D3CEC9 color codes

HEX	`#D3CEC9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 206, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.02, 0.84, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.02, 3.2, 74.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.476, 62.209, 64.121)`
Decimal	`13881033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CEC9, 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 #D3CEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #D3CEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cec9; }
.text { color: #d3cec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 206 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cec9, #d3d3c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3CEC9?: #D3CEC9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CEC9?: The RGB value is 211, 206, 201: 211 red, 206 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CEC9?: The complementary color is #C9CED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.