What color is #D5CBBA?

#D5CBBA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CBBA?

The RGB value is 213, 203, 186: 213 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CBBA?

The complementary color is #BAC4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CBBA color

#D5CBBA rgb(213, 203, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5CBBA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 79.6% green and 72.9% blue (213, 203, 186).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Buff It (#D9CFBE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#D5CBBA color codes

HEX	`#D5CBBA`
RGB	`rgb(213, 203, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 79.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.06, 0.6, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.06, 9.74, 86.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.659, 60.404, 55.067)`
Decimal	`14011322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CBBA, 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 #D5CBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #D5CBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cbba; }
.text { color: #d5cbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 203 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cbba, #d2d5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5CBBA?: #D5CBBA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CBBA?: The RGB value is 213, 203, 186: 213 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CBBA?: The complementary color is #BAC4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.