What color is #D5C6B5?

#D5C6B5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C6B5?

The RGB value is 213, 198, 181: 213 red, 198 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C6B5?

The complementary color is #B5C4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C6B5 color

#D5C6B5 rgb(213, 198, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5C6B5 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 77.6% green and 71% blue (213, 198, 181).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cafe Latte (#D6C6B4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#D5C6B5 color codes

HEX	`#D5C6B5`
RGB	`rgb(213, 198, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 77.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.67, 2.43, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.67, 10.69, 76.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.975, 57.871, 51.929)`
Decimal	`14010037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C6B5, 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 #D5C6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #D5C6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c6b5; }
.text { color: #d5c6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 198 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c6b5, #d4d5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D5C6B5?: #D5C6B5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C6B5?: The RGB value is 213, 198, 181: 213 red, 198 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C6B5?: The complementary color is #B5C4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.