What color is #D9C5B3?

#D9C5B3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tapioca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C5B3?

The RGB value is 217, 197, 179: 217 red, 197 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C5B3?

The complementary color is #B3C7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C5B3 color

#D9C5B3 rgb(217, 197, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C5B3 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 77.3% green and 70.2% blue (217, 197, 179).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Tapioca (#DAC9B9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#D9C5B3 color codes

HEX	`#D9C5B3`
RGB	`rgb(217, 197, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 77.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, 4.12, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 12.29, 70.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.718, 57.94, 50.835)`
Decimal	`14271923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C5B3, 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 #D9C5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #D9C5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c5b3; }
.text { color: #d9c5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 197 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c5b3, #d9d8b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D9C5B3?: #D9C5B3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tapioca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C5B3?: The RGB value is 217, 197, 179: 217 red, 197 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C5B3?: The complementary color is #B3C7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.