What color is #D8C1B6?

#D8C1B6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8C1B6?

The RGB value is 216, 193, 182: 216 red, 193 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8C1B6?

The complementary color is #B6CDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8C1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8C1B6 color

#D8C1B6 rgb(216, 193, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8C1B6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 75.7% green and 71.4% blue (216, 193, 182).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#D8C1B6 color codes

HEX	`#D8C1B6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 193, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 75.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.68, 6.33, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.68, 10.6, 53.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.832, 56.118, 52.138)`
Decimal	`14205366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8C1B6, 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 #D8C1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8C1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #D8C1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8c1b6; }
.text { color: #d8c1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 193 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8c1b6, #d8d2b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D8C1B6?: #D8C1B6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8C1B6?: The RGB value is 216, 193, 182: 216 red, 193 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8C1B6?: The complementary color is #B6CDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8C1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.