What color is #D9C8AE?

#D9C8AE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pretty Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C8AE?

The RGB value is 217, 200, 174: 217 red, 200 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C8AE?

The complementary color is #AEBFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C8AE color

#D9C8AE rgb(217, 200, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9C8AE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.4% green and 68.2% blue (217, 200, 174).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Pastry (#DFCDB2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#D9C8AE color codes

HEX	`#D9C8AE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 200, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 78.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.36, 1.78, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.36, 15.27, 83.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.909, 59.117, 48.449)`
Decimal	`14272686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C8AE, 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 #D9C8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #D9C8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c8ae; }
.text { color: #d9c8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 200 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c8ae, #d4d9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D9C8AE?: #D9C8AE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pretty Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C8AE?: The RGB value is 217, 200, 174: 217 red, 200 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C8AE?: The complementary color is #AEBFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.