What color is #D9CBB9?

#D9CBB9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Malt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CBB9?

The RGB value is 217, 203, 185: 217 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CBB9?

The complementary color is #B9C7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CBB9 color

#D9CBB9 rgb(217, 203, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9CBB9 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 79.6% green and 72.5% blue (217, 203, 185).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Malt (#DDCFBC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#D9CBB9 color codes

HEX	`#D9CBB9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 203, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 79.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.36, 1.89, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.36, 10.9, 79.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.728, 60.967, 54.564)`
Decimal	`14273465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CBB9, 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 #D9CBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #D9CBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cbb9; }
.text { color: #d9cbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 203 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cbb9, #d7d9b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D9CBB9?: #D9CBB9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Malt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CBB9?: The RGB value is 217, 203, 185: 217 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CBB9?: The complementary color is #B9C7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.