What color is #D5B69B?

#D5B69B 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 #D5B69B?

The RGB value is 213, 182, 155: 213 red, 182 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B69B?

The complementary color is #9BBAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B69B color

#D5B69B rgb(213, 182, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5B69B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 71.4% green and 60.8% blue (213, 182, 155).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 41% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere (#D1B399), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#D5B69B color codes

HEX	`#D5B69B`
RGB	`rgb(213, 182, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 71.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 41%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 27%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.05, 7.09, 17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.05, 19.24, 68.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.086, 49.97, 38.011)`
Decimal	`14005915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B69B, 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 #D5B69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #D5B69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b69b; }
.text { color: #d5b69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 182 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b69b, #d5d39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #D5B69B?: #D5B69B 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 #D5B69B?: The RGB value is 213, 182, 155: 213 red, 182 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B69B?: The complementary color is #9BBAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.