What color is #D8A48F?

#D8A48F is a light, desaturated orange known as Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Apricotta?

The RGB value is 216, 164, 143: 216 red, 164 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Apricotta?

The complementary color is #8FC3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8A48F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Apricotta color: hex code #D8A48F

#D8A48F rgb(216, 164, 143)

Shades of orange

Apricotta has the hex code #D8A48F. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 64.3% green and 56.1% blue (216, 164, 143).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 48% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

Apricotta (#D8A48F) color codes

HEX	`#D8A48F`
RGB	`rgb(216, 164, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 64.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 48%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.65, 16.34, 18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.65, 24.57, 48.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.554, 43.136, 31.855)`
Decimal	`14197903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Apricotta, 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 #D8A48F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8A48F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #D8A48F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8a48f; }
.text { color: #d8a48f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a48f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 164 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8a48f, #d8c98f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D8A48F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D8A48F?: #D8A48F is a light, desaturated orange known as Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Apricotta?: The RGB value is 216, 164, 143: 216 red, 164 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Apricotta?: The complementary color is #8FC3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8A48F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.