What color is #D5BD97?

#D5BD97 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BD97?

The RGB value is 213, 189, 151: 213 red, 189 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BD97?

The complementary color is #97AFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BD97 color

#D5BD97 rgb(213, 189, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5BD97 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 74.1% green and 59.2% blue (213, 189, 151).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 42% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crepe (#D4BC94), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#D5BD97 color codes

HEX	`#D5BD97`
RGB	`rgb(213, 189, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 74.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 42%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.74, 2.83, 22.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.74, 22.54, 82.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.225, 52.777, 36.761)`
Decimal	`14007703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BD97, 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 #D5BD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #D5BD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bd97; }
.text { color: #d5bd97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bd97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 189 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bd97, #ced597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #D5BD97?: #D5BD97 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BD97?: The RGB value is 213, 189, 151: 213 red, 189 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BD97?: The complementary color is #97AFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.