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#d2c7c2

a light, soft orange · warm · closest name: Silver

RGB
210, 199, 194
HSL
19°, 15%, 79%
CMYK
0, 5, 8, 18
Luminance
0.5844

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d2c7c2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d2c7c2
Hue
19°
orange
Saturation
15%
soft
Lightness
79%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5844
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
31/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
12.69:1
Closest name
Silver
ΔE2000 5.7
Where it sits
Hue19° of 360°
Saturation15%
Lightness79%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool31% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d2c7c2
RGBrgb(210, 199, 194)
HSLhsl(19, 15%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 18%)
LABlab(81.0 3.0 3.9)
LCHlch(81.0 4.9 52.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.837 0.014 46.2)
Decimal13813698
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.780 0.761)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d2c7c2;
background-color: #d2c7c2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d2c7c2] bg-[#d2c7c2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d2c7c2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.780, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d2c7c2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD2C7C2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(194, 199, 210)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d2c7c2 · 12.69:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.66:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.69:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d2c7c2 as text scores 1.66:1 on white and 12.69:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d2c7c2 on white: 1.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d2c7c2 on black: 12.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CAC8C2
deuteranopia · #CCCAC2
tritanopia · #D5C5C6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d2c7c2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8F7F6
#F2EFEE
#E2DCD9
#d2c7c2
#B8A69E
#A0887E
#8D7368
#756057
#5E4D45
#463A35
#2C2421
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F8F7F6Darkest = 950 · #2C2421
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8F7F6;
  --brand-100: #F2EFEE;
  --brand-200: #E2DCD9;
  --brand-300: #d2c7c2;
  --brand-400: #B8A69E;
  --brand-500: #A0887E;
  --brand-600: #8D7368;
  --brand-700: #756057;
  --brand-800: #5E4D45;
  --brand-900: #463A35;
  --brand-950: #2C2421;
  --brand: #d2c7c2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d2c7c2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F7F6
Tinted page background
Border#DCD4D0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#846C61
Captions on the surface
Accent#537779
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#493C36
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4F2F0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#201A18
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d2c7c2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C2CDD2
Analogous left#D2C2C5
Analogous right#D2CFC2
Split-complement 1#C2D2CF
Split-complement 2#C2C5D2
Triadic 1#C2D2C7
Triadic 2#C7C2D2
Tetradic#C5D2C2

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green78.0%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta5.2%
Yellow7.6%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#d2c7c2 text on a black background

contrast 12.69:1

Card sample

#d2c7c2 text on a white background

contrast 1.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d2c7c2;
Background color
Panel with #d2c7c2 background
background-color: #d2c7c2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d2c7c2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 199, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 199, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d2c7c2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2c7c2, #D2D2C2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d2c7c2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d2c7c2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#d2c7c2, answered

What color is #d2c7c2?

#d2c7c2 is a light soft orange, closest to Silver (ΔE2000 5.7). It sits at 19° on the hue wheel with 15% saturation and 79% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d2c7c2?

rgb(210, 199, 194) — 210 red, 199 green and 194 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 78% / 76.1% by channel.

Is #d2c7c2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5844 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 12.69:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d2c7c2?

Black. It scores 12.69:1 against #d2c7c2, versus 1.66:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d2c7c2?

#C2CDD2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C2D2CF and #C2C5D2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d2c7c2?

For interface work: #F9F7F6 as the surface, #DCD4D0 for borders, #846C61 for secondary text, #537779 as an accent and #493C36 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D2C2C5 and #D2CFC2 stays calm, while #C2CDD2 is the loudest partner.

What is #d2c7c2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d2c7c2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 31 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D2C9C2; nudged cooler, #D3C1C2.

Work with #d2c7c2 in the Color Lab