What color is #D9C4B8?

#D9C4B8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C4B8?

The RGB value is 217, 196, 184: 217 red, 196 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C4B8?

The complementary color is #B8CDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C4B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C4B8 color

#D9C4B8 rgb(217, 196, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C4B8 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 76.9% green and 72.2% blue (217, 196, 184).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#D9C4B8 color codes

HEX	`#D9C4B8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 196, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 76.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.57, 5.42, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.57, 10.26, 58.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.007, 57.693, 53.471)`
Decimal	`14271672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C4B8, 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 #D9C4B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C4B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #D9C4B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c4b8; }
.text { color: #d9c4b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c4b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 196 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c4b8, #d9d5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D9C4B8?: #D9C4B8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C4B8?: The RGB value is 217, 196, 184: 217 red, 196 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C4B8?: The complementary color is #B8CDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C4B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.