What color is #D6D0C2?

#D6D0C2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D0C2?

The RGB value is 214, 208, 194: 214 red, 208 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D0C2?

The complementary color is #C2C8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D0C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D0C2 color

#D6D0C2 rgb(214, 208, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D0C2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 81.6% green and 76.1% blue (214, 208, 194).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Greybeard (#D4D0C5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#D6D0C2 color codes

HEX	`#D6D0C2`
RGB	`rgb(214, 208, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 81.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.6, -0.34, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.6, 7.69, 92.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.024, 63.303, 60.085)`
Decimal	`14078146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D0C2, 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 #D6D0C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D0C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #D6D0C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d0c2; }
.text { color: #d6d0c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d0c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 208 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d0c2, #d2d6c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D6D0C2?: #D6D0C2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D0C2?: The RGB value is 214, 208, 194: 214 red, 208 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D0C2?: The complementary color is #C2C8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D0C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.