What color is #D4CDBF?

#D4CDBF 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 #D4CDBF?

The RGB value is 212, 205, 191: 212 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CDBF?

The complementary color is #BFC6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CDBF color

#D4CDBF rgb(212, 205, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CDBF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 80.4% green and 74.9% blue (212, 205, 191).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Buff It (#D9CFBE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#D4CDBF color codes

HEX	`#D4CDBF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 205, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.61, 0.01, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.61, 7.83, 89.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.386, 61.422, 58.06)`
Decimal	`13946303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CDBF, 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 #D4CDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #D4CDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cdbf; }
.text { color: #d4cdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 205 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cdbf, #d1d4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4CDBF?: #D4CDBF 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 #D4CDBF?: The RGB value is 212, 205, 191: 212 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CDBF?: The complementary color is #BFC6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.