What color is #D8BCAB?

#D8BCAB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BCAB?

The RGB value is 216, 188, 171: 216 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BCAB?

The complementary color is #ABC7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BCAB color

#D8BCAB rgb(216, 188, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8BCAB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 73.7% green and 67.1% blue (216, 188, 171).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#D8BCAB color codes

HEX	`#D8BCAB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 188, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 73.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.17, 7.31, 12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.17, 14.28, 59.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.653, 53.507, 46.022)`
Decimal	`14204075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BCAB, 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 #D8BCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #D8BCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bcab; }
.text { color: #d8bcab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bcab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 188 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bcab, #d8d3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D8BCAB?: #D8BCAB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BCAB?: The RGB value is 216, 188, 171: 216 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BCAB?: The complementary color is #ABC7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.