What color is #D7CBBC?

#D7CBBC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CBBC?

The RGB value is 215, 203, 188: 215 red, 203 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CBBC?

The complementary color is #BCC8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CBBC color

#D7CBBC rgb(215, 203, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7CBBC is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 79.6% green and 73.7% blue (215, 203, 188).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Buff It (#D9CFBE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#D7CBBC color codes

HEX	`#D7CBBC`
RGB	`rgb(215, 203, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 79.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, 1.65, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 9.12, 79.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.457, 60.791, 56.221)`
Decimal	`14142396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CBBC, 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 #D7CBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #D7CBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7cbbc; }
.text { color: #d7cbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7cbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 203 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7cbbc, #d6d7bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D7CBBC?: #D7CBBC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CBBC?: The RGB value is 215, 203, 188: 215 red, 203 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CBBC?: The complementary color is #BCC8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.