What color is #D5BFAE?

#D5BFAE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BFAE?

The RGB value is 213, 191, 174: 213 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BFAE?

The complementary color is #AEC4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BFAE color

#D5BFAE rgb(213, 191, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5BFAE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 74.9% green and 68.2% blue (213, 191, 174).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#D5BFAE color codes

HEX	`#D5BFAE`
RGB	`rgb(213, 191, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 74.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.73, 5.05, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.73, 12.48, 66.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.711, 54.465, 47.72)`
Decimal	`14008238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BFAE, 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 #D5BFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #D5BFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bfae; }
.text { color: #d5bfae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bfae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 191 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bfae, #d5d3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D5BFAE?: #D5BFAE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BFAE?: The RGB value is 213, 191, 174: 213 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BFAE?: The complementary color is #AEC4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.