What color is #D5B496?

#D5B496 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B496?

The RGB value is 213, 180, 150: 213 red, 180 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B496?

The complementary color is #96B7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B496 color

#D5B496 rgb(213, 180, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5B496 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 70.6% green and 58.8% blue (213, 180, 150).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 43% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere (#D1B399), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#D5B496 color codes

HEX	`#D5B496`
RGB	`rgb(213, 180, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 70.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 43%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 30%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.45, 7.48, 19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.45, 21.11, 69.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.268, 48.993, 35.71)`
Decimal	`14005398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B496, 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 #D5B496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #D5B496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b496; }
.text { color: #d5b496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 180 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b496, #d5d396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #D5B496?: #D5B496 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B496?: The RGB value is 213, 180, 150: 213 red, 180 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B496?: The complementary color is #96B7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.