What color is #D5C7B9?

#D5C7B9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tapioca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C7B9?

The RGB value is 213, 199, 185: 213 red, 199 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C7B9?

The complementary color is #B9C7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C7B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C7B9 color

#D5C7B9 rgb(213, 199, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5C7B9 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 78% green and 72.5% blue (213, 199, 185).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 25% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Tapioca (#DAC9B9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#D5C7B9 color codes

HEX	`#D5C7B9`
RGB	`rgb(213, 199, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 78%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.01, 2.54, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.01, 9.12, 73.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.62, 58.497, 54.198)`
Decimal	`14010297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C7B9, 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 #D5C7B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C7B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #D5C7B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c7b9; }
.text { color: #d5c7b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c7b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 199 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c7b9, #d5d5b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D5C7B9?: #D5C7B9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tapioca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C7B9?: The RGB value is 213, 199, 185: 213 red, 199 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C7B9?: The complementary color is #B9C7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C7B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.