What color is #D9CBAE?

#D9CBAE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fiji Sands. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CBAE?

The RGB value is 217, 203, 174: 217 red, 203 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CBAE?

The complementary color is #AEBCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CBAE color

#D9CBAE rgb(217, 203, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9CBAE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 79.6% green and 68.2% blue (217, 203, 174).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fiji Sands (#D8CAA9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#D9CBAE color codes

HEX	`#D9CBAE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 203, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 79.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.12, 0.22, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.12, 16.24, 89.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.611, 60.521, 48.683)`
Decimal	`14273454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CBAE, 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 #D9CBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #D9CBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cbae; }
.text { color: #d9cbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 203 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cbae, #d2d9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D9CBAE?: #D9CBAE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fiji Sands. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CBAE?: The RGB value is 217, 203, 174: 217 red, 203 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CBAE?: The complementary color is #AEBCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.