What color is #D5BAAF?

#D5BAAF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BAAF?

The RGB value is 213, 186, 175: 213 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BAAF?

The complementary color is #AFCAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BAAF color

#D5BAAF rgb(213, 186, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5BAAF is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 72.9% green and 68.6% blue (213, 186, 175).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#D5BAAF color codes

HEX	`#D5BAAF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 186, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 72.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.5, 7.86, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.5, 12.04, 49.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.737, 52.361, 47.878)`
Decimal	`14006959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BAAF, 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 #D5BAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #D5BAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5baaf; }
.text { color: #d5baaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5baaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 186 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5baaf, #d5cdaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D5BAAF?: #D5BAAF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BAAF?: The RGB value is 213, 186, 175: 213 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BAAF?: The complementary color is #AFCAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.