What color is #D8B695?

#D8B695 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8B695?

The RGB value is 216, 182, 149: 216 red, 182 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B695?

The complementary color is #95B7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B695 color

#D8B695 rgb(216, 182, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8B695 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 71.4% green and 58.4% blue (216, 182, 149).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 46% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Bread (#D0B393), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#D8B695 color codes

HEX	`#D8B695`
RGB	`rgb(216, 182, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 71.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 46%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 31%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.21, 7.45, 21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.21, 22.63, 70.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.473, 50.227, 35.464)`
Decimal	`14202517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B695, 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 #D8B695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #D8B695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b695; }
.text { color: #d8b695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 182 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b695, #d8d895); }

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Questions

What color is #D8B695?: #D8B695 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8B695?: The RGB value is 216, 182, 149: 216 red, 182 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B695?: The complementary color is #95B7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.