What color is #D7D4CD?

#D7D4CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Timid White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D4CD?

The RGB value is 215, 212, 205: 215 red, 212 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D4CD?

The complementary color is #CDD0D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D4CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D4CD color

#D7D4CD rgb(215, 212, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D4CD is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 83.1% green and 80.4% blue (215, 212, 205).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 11% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Timid White (#D9D6CF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#D7D4CD color codes

HEX	`#D7D4CD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 212, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 83.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 11%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.97, -0.21, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.97, 3.83, 93.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.586, 65.942, 67.177)`
Decimal	`14144717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D4CD, 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 #D7D4CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D4CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #D7D4CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d4cd; }
.text { color: #d7d4cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d4cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 212 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d4cd, #d5d7cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D7D4CD?: #D7D4CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Timid White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D4CD?: The RGB value is 215, 212, 205: 215 red, 212 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D4CD?: The complementary color is #CDD0D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D4CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.