What color is #D5D0CD?

#D5D0CD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D0CD?

The RGB value is 213, 208, 205: 213 red, 208 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D0CD?

The complementary color is #CDD2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D0CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D0CD color

#D5D0CD rgb(213, 208, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D0CD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 81.6% green and 80.4% blue (213, 208, 205).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 9% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#D5D0CD color codes

HEX	`#D5D0CD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 208, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 81.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 9%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.79, 1.19, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.79, 2.41, 60.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.014, 63.666, 66.82)`
Decimal	`14012621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D0CD, 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 #D5D0CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D0CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #D5D0CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d0cd; }
.text { color: #d5d0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d0cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 208 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d0cd, #d5d4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5D0CD?: #D5D0CD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D0CD?: The RGB value is 213, 208, 205: 213 red, 208 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D0CD?: The complementary color is #CDD2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D0CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.