What color is #D6C8B2?

#D6C8B2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cream and Sugar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C8B2?

The RGB value is 214, 200, 178: 214 red, 200 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C8B2?

The complementary color is #B2C0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C8B2 color

#D6C8B2 rgb(214, 200, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6C8B2 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 78.4% green and 69.8% blue (214, 200, 178).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cream and Sugar (#DDCFB9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#D6C8B2 color codes

HEX	`#D6C8B2`
RGB	`rgb(214, 200, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 78.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, 1.28, 12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 12.83, 84.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.421, 58.82, 50.492)`
Decimal	`14076082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C8B2, 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 #D6C8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #D6C8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c8b2; }
.text { color: #d6c8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 200 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c8b2, #d2d6b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D6C8B2?: #D6C8B2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cream and Sugar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C8B2?: The RGB value is 214, 200, 178: 214 red, 200 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C8B2?: The complementary color is #B2C0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.