What color is #D6C6AE?

#D6C6AE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C6AE?

The RGB value is 214, 198, 174: 214 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C6AE?

The complementary color is #AEBED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C6AE color

#D6C6AE rgb(214, 198, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6C6AE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 77.6% green and 68.2% blue (214, 198, 174).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 33% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Trail Dust (#D0C4AC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#D6C6AE color codes

HEX	`#D6C6AE`
RGB	`rgb(214, 198, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 77.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 33%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.59, 1.72, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.59, 14.16, 83.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.565, 57.741, 48.254)`
Decimal	`14075566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C6AE, 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 #D6C6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #D6C6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c6ae; }
.text { color: #d6c6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 198 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c6ae, #d2d6ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D6C6AE?: #D6C6AE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C6AE?: The RGB value is 214, 198, 174: 214 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C6AE?: The complementary color is #AEBED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.