What color is #D9CFCA?

#D9CFCA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CFCA?

The RGB value is 217, 207, 202: 217 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CFCA?

The complementary color is #CAD4D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CFCA color

#D9CFCA rgb(217, 207, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9CFCA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 81.2% green and 79.2% blue (217, 207, 202).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Risotto (#DBD0CA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#D9CFCA color codes

HEX	`#D9CFCA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 207, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 81.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.78, 2.59, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.78, 4.52, 55.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.587, 63.642, 64.905)`
Decimal	`14274506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CFCA, 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 #D9CFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #D9CFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cfca; }
.text { color: #d9cfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 207 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cfca, #d9d7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D9CFCA?: #D9CFCA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CFCA?: The RGB value is 217, 207, 202: 217 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CFCA?: The complementary color is #CAD4D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.