What color is #D6BBA7?

#D6BBA7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6BBA7?

The RGB value is 214, 187, 167: 214 red, 187 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BBA7?

The complementary color is #A7C2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BBA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BBA7 color

#D6BBA7 rgb(214, 187, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6BBA7 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.3% green and 65.5% blue (214, 187, 167).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 36% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 22% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#D6BBA7 color codes

HEX	`#D6BBA7`
RGB	`rgb(214, 187, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 73.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 36%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 22%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.66, 6.5, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.66, 15.14, 64.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.477, 52.628, 43.946)`
Decimal	`14072743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BBA7, 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 #D6BBA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BBA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #D6BBA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bba7; }
.text { color: #d6bba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 187 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bba7, #d6d3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D6BBA7?: #D6BBA7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6BBA7?: The RGB value is 214, 187, 167: 214 red, 187 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BBA7?: The complementary color is #A7C2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BBA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.