What color is #D6D2CD?

#D6D2CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D2CD?

The RGB value is 214, 210, 205: 214 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D2CD?

The complementary color is #CDD1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D2CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D2CD color

#D6D2CD rgb(214, 210, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D2CD is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 82.4% green and 80.4% blue (214, 210, 205).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 10% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#D6D2CD color codes

HEX	`#D6D2CD`
RGB	`rgb(214, 210, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 82.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 10%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, 0.49, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 3, 80.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.796, 64.797, 66.997)`
Decimal	`14078669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D2CD, 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 #D6D2CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D2CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #D6D2CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d2cd; }
.text { color: #d6d2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d2cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 210 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d2cd, #d6d6cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D6D2CD?: #D6D2CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D2CD?: The RGB value is 214, 210, 205: 214 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D2CD?: The complementary color is #CDD1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D2CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.