What color is #D7BCAC?

#D7BCAC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7BCAC?

The RGB value is 215, 188, 172: 215 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7BCAC?

The complementary color is #ACC7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7BCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7BCAC color

#D7BCAC rgb(215, 188, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D7BCAC is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 73.7% green and 67.5% blue (215, 188, 172).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 35% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#D7BCAC color codes

HEX	`#D7BCAC`
RGB	`rgb(215, 188, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 73.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 35%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.11, 7.08, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.11, 13.61, 58.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.454, 53.394, 46.512)`
Decimal	`14138540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7BCAC, 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 #D7BCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7BCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #D7BCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7bcac; }
.text { color: #d7bcac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7bcac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 188 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7bcac, #d7d2ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D7BCAC?: #D7BCAC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7BCAC?: The RGB value is 215, 188, 172: 215 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7BCAC?: The complementary color is #ACC7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7BCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.