What color is #D7C19C?

#D7C19C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C19C?

The RGB value is 215, 193, 156: 215 red, 193 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C19C?

The complementary color is #9CB2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C19C color

#D7C19C rgb(215, 193, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D7C19C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 75.7% green and 61.2% blue (215, 193, 156).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 42% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crepe (#D4BC94), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#D7C19C color codes

HEX	`#D7C19C`
RGB	`rgb(215, 193, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 75.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 42%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 27%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.03, 2.16, 21.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.03, 21.61, 84.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.096, 54.989, 39.263)`
Decimal	`14139804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C19C, 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 #D7C19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #D7C19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c19c; }
.text { color: #d7c19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 193 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c19c, #d0d79c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D7C19C?: #D7C19C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C19C?: The RGB value is 215, 193, 156: 215 red, 193 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C19C?: The complementary color is #9CB2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.