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#D7BCAC Color

#D7BCAC is rgb(215, 188, 172) in RGB, hsl(22, 35%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D7BCAC
HEX#D7BCAC
RGBrgb(215, 188, 172)
HSLhsl(22, 35%, 76%)
HSVhsv(22, 20%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.038 52.6)
LABlab(78.27% 8.08 11.85)
LCHlch(78.27% 14.34 55.72)

What #D7BCAC 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 #D7BCAC, 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.

#D7BCAC Channel Values

How #D7BCAC 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 215 · G 188 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 35% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 20% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 20% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D7BCAC 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D7BCAC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D7BCAC; 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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Tints & Shades of #D7BCAC

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D7BCAC.

How #D7BCAC 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#D7BCAC
Protanopia#C1C1AC
Protanomaly#CABFAC
Deuteranopia#C5C5AB
Deuteranomaly#CDC2AB
Tritanopia#D9BABA
Tritanomaly#D8BBB5
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D7BCAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d7bcac: #D7BCAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D7BCAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d7bcac': '#D7BCAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.737, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_d7bcac">#D7BCAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#D7BCAC"

More Orange Colors

#D7BCAC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D7BCAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D7BCAC?

#D7BCAC is a light orange — rgb(215, 188, 172) in RGB and hsl(22, 35%, 76%) 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 4.18.

What is the RGB value of #D7BCAC?

#D7BCAC is rgb(215, 188, 172) — red 215, green 188, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D7BCAC?

#D7BCAC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D7BCAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D7BCAC scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D7BCAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D7BCAC 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.24, which is visibly different.

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