What color is #D5BFA4?

#D5BFA4 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BFA4?

The RGB value is 213, 191, 164: 213 red, 191 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BFA4?

The complementary color is #A4BAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BFA4 color

#D5BFA4 rgb(213, 191, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5BFA4 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 74.9% green and 64.3% blue (213, 191, 164).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 37% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 23% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Dune (#D5C0A1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#D5BFA4 color codes

HEX	`#D5BFA4`
RGB	`rgb(213, 191, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 74.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 37%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 23%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, 3.57, 16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 16.86, 77.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.772, 54.09, 42.775)`
Decimal	`14008228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BFA4, 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 #D5BFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #D5BFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bfa4; }
.text { color: #d5bfa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bfa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 191 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bfa4, #d3d5a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D5BFA4?: #D5BFA4 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BFA4?: The RGB value is 213, 191, 164: 213 red, 191 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BFA4?: The complementary color is #A4BAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.