What color is #D9B79C?

#D9B79C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B79C?

The RGB value is 217, 183, 156: 217 red, 183 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B79C?

The complementary color is #9CBED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9B79C color

#D9B79C rgb(217, 183, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9B79C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 71.8% green and 61.2% blue (217, 183, 156).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 45% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 28% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere (#D1B399), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#D9B79C color codes

HEX	`#D9B79C`
RGB	`rgb(217, 183, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 71.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 45%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 28%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, 8.22, 18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 20.05, 65.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.55, 51.021, 38.579)`
Decimal	`14268316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B79C, 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 #D9B79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #D9B79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b79c; }
.text { color: #d9b79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 183 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b79c, #d9d69c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D9B79C?: #D9B79C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B79C?: The RGB value is 217, 183, 156: 217 red, 183 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B79C?: The complementary color is #9CBED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.