What color is #D6CABF?

#D6CABF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CABF?

The RGB value is 214, 202, 191: 214 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CABF?

The complementary color is #BFCBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CABF color

#D6CABF rgb(214, 202, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6CABF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 79.2% green and 74.9% blue (214, 202, 191).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#D6CABF color codes

HEX	`#D6CABF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 202, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 79.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82, 2.3, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82, 7.35, 71.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.255, 60.3, 57.85)`
Decimal	`14076607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CABF, 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 #D6CABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #D6CABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cabf; }
.text { color: #d6cabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 202 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cabf, #d6d5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D6CABF?: #D6CABF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CABF?: The RGB value is 214, 202, 191: 214 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CABF?: The complementary color is #BFCBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.