What color is #D0B393?

#D0B393 is a light, desaturated orange known as Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Baker’s Bread?

The RGB value is 208, 179, 147: 208 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Baker’s Bread?

The complementary color is #93B0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Baker’s Bread color: hex code #D0B393

#D0B393 rgb(208, 179, 147)

Shades of brown

Baker’s Bread has the hex code #D0B393. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 70.2% green and 57.6% blue (208, 179, 147).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 29% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

Baker’s Bread (#D0B393) color codes

HEX	`#D0B393`
RGB	`rgb(208, 179, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 70.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, 5.68, 20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 21, 74.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.4, 47.758, 34.32)`
Decimal	`13677459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Baker’s Bread, 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 #D0B393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #D0B393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b393; }
.text { color: #d0b393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 179 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b393, #cfd093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D0B393 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D0B393?: #D0B393 is a light, desaturated orange known as Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Baker’s Bread?: The RGB value is 208, 179, 147: 208 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Baker’s Bread?: The complementary color is #93B0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.