What color is #D9CEBA?

#D9CEBA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bell Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CEBA?

The RGB value is 217, 206, 186: 217 red, 206 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CEBA?

The complementary color is #BAC5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CEBA color

#D9CEBA rgb(217, 206, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9CEBA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 80.8% green and 72.9% blue (217, 206, 186).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 29% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Bell Tower (#DAD0BB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#D9CEBA color codes

HEX	`#D9CEBA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 206, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 80.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 29%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.15, 0.48, 11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.15, 11.33, 87.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.549, 62.44, 55.36)`
Decimal	`14274234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CEBA, 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 #D9CEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #D9CEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ceba; }
.text { color: #d9ceba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ceba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 206 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ceba, #d4d9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D9CEBA?: #D9CEBA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bell Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CEBA?: The RGB value is 217, 206, 186: 217 red, 206 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CEBA?: The complementary color is #BAC5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.