What color is #D6BD97?

#D6BD97 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6BD97?

The RGB value is 214, 189, 151: 214 red, 189 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BD97?

The complementary color is #97B0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BD97 color

#D6BD97 rgb(214, 189, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6BD97 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 74.1% green and 59.2% blue (214, 189, 151).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 43% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crepe (#D4BC94), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#D6BD97 color codes

HEX	`#D6BD97`
RGB	`rgb(214, 189, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 74.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 43%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, 3.22, 22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 22.73, 81.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.516, 52.927, 36.775)`
Decimal	`14073239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BD97, 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 #D6BD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #D6BD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bd97; }
.text { color: #d6bd97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bd97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 189 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bd97, #cfd697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #D6BD97?: #D6BD97 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6BD97?: The RGB value is 214, 189, 151: 214 red, 189 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BD97?: The complementary color is #97B0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.