What color is #D7BFA7?

#D7BFA7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Larb Gai. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7BFA7?

The RGB value is 215, 191, 167: 215 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7BFA7?

The complementary color is #A7BFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7BFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7BFA7 color

#D7BFA7 rgb(215, 191, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D7BFA7 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 74.9% green and 65.5% blue (215, 191, 167).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Larb Gai (#DFC6AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#D7BFA7 color codes

HEX	`#D7BFA7`
RGB	`rgb(215, 191, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 74.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, 4.75, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 15.95, 72.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.63, 54.5, 44.246)`
Decimal	`14139303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7BFA7, 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 #D7BFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7BFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #D7BFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7bfa7; }
.text { color: #d7bfa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7bfa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 191 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7bfa7, #d7d7a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #D7BFA7?: #D7BFA7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Larb Gai. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7BFA7?: The RGB value is 215, 191, 167: 215 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7BFA7?: The complementary color is #A7BFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7BFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.