What color is #D5CCBC?

#D5CCBC 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 #D5CCBC?

The RGB value is 213, 204, 188: 213 red, 204 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CCBC?

The complementary color is #BCC5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CCBC color

#D5CCBC rgb(213, 204, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5CCBC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 80% green and 73.7% blue (213, 204, 188).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Buff It (#D9CFBE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#D5CCBC color codes

HEX	`#D5CCBC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 204, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 80%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.36, 0.4, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.36, 9.09, 87.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.11, 60.963, 56.273)`
Decimal	`14011580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CCBC, 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 #D5CCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #D5CCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5ccbc; }
.text { color: #d5ccbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ccbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 204 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5ccbc, #d2d5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5CCBC?: #D5CCBC 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 #D5CCBC?: The RGB value is 213, 204, 188: 213 red, 204 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CCBC?: The complementary color is #BCC5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.