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#D2BBAD Color

#D2BBAD is rgb(210, 187, 173) in RGB, hsl(23, 29%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D2BBAD
HEX#D2BBAD
RGBrgb(210, 187, 173)
HSLhsl(23, 29%, 75%)
HSVhsv(23, 18%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.033 53.4)
LABlab(77.58% 6.79 10.26)
LCHlch(77.58% 12.31 56.52)

What #D2BBAD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D2BBAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#D2BBAD Channel Values

How #D2BBAD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 210 · G 187 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 29% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 18% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 18% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D2BBAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D2BBAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D2BBAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D2BBAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D2BBAD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D2BBAD.

How #D2BBAD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D2BBAD
Protanopia#BFBFAD
Protanomaly#C7BEAD
Deuteranopia#C3C3AC
Deuteranomaly#C9C0AD
Tritanopia#D3B9B9
Tritanomaly#D3BAB5
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D2BBAD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d2bbad: #D2BBAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D2BBAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d2bbad': '#D2BBAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.824, green: 0.733, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_d2bbad">#D2BBAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#D2BBAD"

More Orange Colors

#D2BBAD sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D2BBAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D2BBAD?

#D2BBAD is a light orange — rgb(210, 187, 173) in RGB and hsl(23, 29%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #D2BBAD?

#D2BBAD is rgb(210, 187, 173) — red 210, green 187, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D2BBAD?

#D2BBAD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D2BBAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D2BBAD scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D2BBAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D2BBAD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.31, which is visibly different.

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