What color is #D4CCBD?

#D4CCBD 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 #D4CCBD?

The RGB value is 212, 204, 189: 212 red, 204 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CCBD?

The complementary color is #BDC5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CCBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CCBD color

#D4CCBD rgb(212, 204, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CCBD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 80% green and 74.1% blue (212, 204, 189).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Buff It (#D9CFBE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#D4CCBD color codes

HEX	`#D4CCBD`
RGB	`rgb(212, 204, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.3, 0.21, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.3, 8.46, 88.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.929, 60.858, 56.829)`
Decimal	`13946045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CCBD, 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 #D4CCBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CCBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #D4CCBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ccbd; }
.text { color: #d4ccbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ccbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 204 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ccbd, #d1d4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4CCBD?: #D4CCBD 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 #D4CCBD?: The RGB value is 212, 204, 189: 212 red, 204 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CCBD?: The complementary color is #BDC5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CCBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.