What color is #D9CBC5?

#D9CBC5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CBC5?

The RGB value is 217, 203, 197: 217 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CBC5?

The complementary color is #C5D3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CBC5 color

#D9CBC5 rgb(217, 203, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9CBC5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 79.6% green and 77.3% blue (217, 203, 197).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 21% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#D9CBC5 color codes

HEX	`#D9CBC5`
RGB	`rgb(217, 203, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 79.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 21%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.64, 3.84, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.64, 6.1, 50.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.048, 61.496, 61.519)`
Decimal	`14273477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CBC5, 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 #D9CBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #D9CBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cbc5; }
.text { color: #d9cbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 203 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cbc5, #d9d5c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #D9CBC5?: #D9CBC5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CBC5?: The RGB value is 217, 203, 197: 217 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CBC5?: The complementary color is #C5D3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.