What color is #D8BAAD?

#D8BAAD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BAAD?

The RGB value is 216, 186, 173: 216 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BAAD?

The complementary color is #ADCBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BAAD color

#D8BAAD rgb(216, 186, 173)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D8BAAD is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 72.9% green and 67.8% blue (216, 186, 173).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 36% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Rose (#E2BEB4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#D8BAAD color codes

HEX	`#D8BAAD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 186, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 72.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 36%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.72, 8.67, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.72, 13.66, 50.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.421, 52.735, 46.892)`
Decimal	`14203565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BAAD, 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 #D8BAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #D8BAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8baad; }
.text { color: #d8baad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8baad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 186 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8baad, #d8cfad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D8BAAD?: #D8BAAD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BAAD?: The RGB value is 216, 186, 173: 216 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BAAD?: The complementary color is #ADCBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.