What color is #D9C9B0?

#D9C9B0 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 #D9C9B0?

The RGB value is 217, 201, 176: 217 red, 201 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C9B0?

The complementary color is #B0C0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C9B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C9B0 color

#D9C9B0 rgb(217, 201, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9C9B0 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.8% green and 69% blue (217, 201, 176).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 35% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% 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 12.93:1).

#D9C9B0 color codes

HEX	`#D9C9B0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 201, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 78.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 35%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.65, 1.56, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.65, 14.6, 83.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.338, 59.661, 49.561)`
Decimal	`14272944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C9B0, 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 #D9C9B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C9B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #D9C9B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c9b0; }
.text { color: #d9c9b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c9b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 201 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c9b0, #d4d9b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D9C9B0?: #D9C9B0 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 #D9C9B0?: The RGB value is 217, 201, 176: 217 red, 201 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C9B0?: The complementary color is #B0C0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C9B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.