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#D3C3BB Color

#D3C3BB is rgb(211, 195, 187) in RGB, hsl(20, 21%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3C3BB
HEX#D3C3BB
RGBrgb(211, 195, 187)
HSLhsl(20, 21%, 78%)
HSVhsv(20, 11%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.021 48.5)
LABlab(79.97% 4.81 6.17)
LCHlch(79.97% 7.82 52.04)

What #D3C3BB 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 #D3C3BB, 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.

#D3C3BB Channel Values

How #D3C3BB 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 211 · G 195 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 21% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 11% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 11% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3C3BB 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D3C3BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3C3BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D3C3BB

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 #D3C3BB.

How #D3C3BB 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#D3C3BB
Protanopia#C6C6BB
Protanomaly#CBC5BB
Deuteranopia#C8C8BB
Deuteranomaly#CDC6BB
Tritanopia#D4C2C2
Tritanomaly#D4C2BF
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3C3BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3c3bb: #D3C3BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3C3BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3c3bb': '#D3C3BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.765, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_d3c3bb">#D3C3BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3C3BB"

More Orange Colors

#D3C3BB sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3C3BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3C3BB?

#D3C3BB is a light orange — rgb(211, 195, 187) in RGB and hsl(20, 21%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.68.

What is the RGB value of #D3C3BB?

#D3C3BB is rgb(211, 195, 187) — red 211, green 195, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3C3BB?

#D3C3BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3C3BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3C3BB scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3C3BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3C3BB 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 8.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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