What color is #D7C7AD?

#D7C7AD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tatami. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C7AD?

The RGB value is 215, 199, 173: 215 red, 199 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C7AD?

The complementary color is #ADBDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C7AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C7AD color

#D7C7AD rgb(215, 199, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D7C7AD is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 78% green and 67.8% blue (215, 199, 173).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 34% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 16% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#D7C7AD color codes

HEX	`#D7C7AD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 199, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 78%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 34%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, 1.42, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 15.12, 84.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.99, 58.312, 47.833)`
Decimal	`14141357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C7AD, 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 #D7C7AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C7AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #D7C7AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c7ad; }
.text { color: #d7c7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c7ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 199 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c7ad, #d2d7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D7C7AD?: #D7C7AD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tatami. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C7AD?: The RGB value is 215, 199, 173: 215 red, 199 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C7AD?: The complementary color is #ADBDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C7AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.