What color is #D9C5BB?

#D9C5BB 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 #D9C5BB?

The RGB value is 217, 197, 187: 217 red, 197 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C5BB?

The complementary color is #BBCFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C5BB color

#D9C5BB rgb(217, 197, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C5BB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 77.3% green and 73.3% blue (217, 197, 187).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#D9C5BB color codes

HEX	`#D9C5BB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 197, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 77.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.89, 5.37, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.89, 9.27, 54.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.551, 58.273, 55.22)`
Decimal	`14271931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C5BB, 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 #D9C5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #D9C5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c5bb; }
.text { color: #d9c5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 197 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c5bb, #d9d4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9C5BB?: #D9C5BB 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 #D9C5BB?: The RGB value is 217, 197, 187: 217 red, 197 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C5BB?: The complementary color is #BBCFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.