What color is #D9D3CD?

#D9D3CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D3CD?

The RGB value is 217, 211, 205: 217 red, 211 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D3CD?

The complementary color is #CDD3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D3CD color

#D9D3CD rgb(217, 211, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D3CD is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 82.7% green and 80.4% blue (217, 211, 205).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#D9D3CD color codes

HEX	`#D9D3CD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 211, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 82.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.87, 1.01, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.87, 3.83, 74.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.928, 65.748, 67.121)`
Decimal	`14275533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D3CD, 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 #D9D3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #D9D3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d3cd; }
.text { color: #d9d3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 211 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d3cd, #d9d9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D9D3CD?: #D9D3CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D3CD?: The RGB value is 217, 211, 205: 217 red, 211 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D3CD?: The complementary color is #CDD3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.