What color is #D9CEAE?

#D9CEAE 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 #D9CEAE?

The RGB value is 217, 206, 174: 217 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CEAE?

The complementary color is #AEB9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CEAE color

#D9CEAE rgb(217, 206, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9CEAE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 80.8% green and 68.2% blue (217, 206, 174).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fiji Sands (#D8CAA9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#D9CEAE color codes

HEX	`#D9CEAE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 206, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 80.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.89, -1.35, 17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.89, 17.37, 94.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.326, 61.951, 48.921)`
Decimal	`14274222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CEAE, 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 #D9CEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #D9CEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ceae; }
.text { color: #d9ceae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ceae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 206 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ceae, #ced9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D9CEAE?: #D9CEAE 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 #D9CEAE?: The RGB value is 217, 206, 174: 217 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CEAE?: The complementary color is #AEB9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.