What color is #D4C5B3?

#D4C5B3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C5B3?

The RGB value is 212, 197, 179: 212 red, 197 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C5B3?

The complementary color is #B3C2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C5B3 color

#D4C5B3 rgb(212, 197, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C5B3 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 77.3% green and 70.2% blue (212, 197, 179).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Cafe Latte (#D6C6B4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#D4C5B3 color codes

HEX	`#D4C5B3`
RGB	`rgb(212, 197, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 77.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 16%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.28, 2.28, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.28, 11.16, 78.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.254, 57.185, 50.766)`
Decimal	`13944243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C5B3, 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 #D4C5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #D4C5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c5b3; }
.text { color: #d4c5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 197 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c5b3, #d3d4b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D4C5B3?: #D4C5B3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C5B3?: The RGB value is 212, 197, 179: 212 red, 197 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C5B3?: The complementary color is #B3C2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.