What color is #D8D3C7?

#D8D3C7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D3C7?

The RGB value is 216, 211, 199: 216 red, 211 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D3C7?

The complementary color is #C7CCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D3C7 color

#D8D3C7 rgb(216, 211, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D3C7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 82.7% green and 78% blue (216, 211, 199).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Greybeard (#D4D0C5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#D8D3C7 color codes

HEX	`#D8D3C7`
RGB	`rgb(216, 211, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 82.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.64, -0.36, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.64, 6.56, 93.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.921, 65.311, 63.366)`
Decimal	`14209991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D3C7, 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 #D8D3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #D8D3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d3c7; }
.text { color: #d8d3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 211 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d3c7, #d5d8c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8D3C7?: #D8D3C7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D3C7?: The RGB value is 216, 211, 199: 216 red, 211 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D3C7?: The complementary color is #C7CCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.