What color is #D9CFB3?

#D9CFB3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CFB3?

The RGB value is 217, 207, 179: 217 red, 207 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CFB3?

The complementary color is #B3BDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CFB3 color

#D9CFB3 rgb(217, 207, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9CFB3 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 81.2% green and 70.2% blue (217, 207, 179).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#D9CFB3 color codes

HEX	`#D9CFB3`
RGB	`rgb(217, 207, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 81.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.25, -1.12, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.25, 15.21, 94.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.064, 62.633, 51.617)`
Decimal	`14274483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CFB3, 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 #D9CFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #D9CFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cfb3; }
.text { color: #d9cfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 207 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cfb3, #d0d9b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D9CFB3?: #D9CFB3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CFB3?: The RGB value is 217, 207, 179: 217 red, 207 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CFB3?: The complementary color is #B3BDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.