What color is #DEB887?

#DEB887 is a light, moderate orange known as Burlywood. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burlywood?

The RGB value is 222, 184, 135: 222 red, 184 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burlywood?

The complementary color is #87ADDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burlywood color: hex code #DEB887

#DEB887 rgb(222, 184, 135)

Shades of beige

Burlywood has the hex code #DEB887. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 72.2% green and 52.9% blue (222, 184, 135).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 57% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 39% yellow and 13% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword burlywood.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

Burlywood (#DEB887) color codes

HEX	`#DEB887`
RGB	`rgb(222, 184, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 72.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 57%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.02, 7.05, 30.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.02, 30.84, 76.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.639, 51.562, 30.149)`
Decimal	`14596231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burlywood, 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 #DEB887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #DEB887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb887; }
.text { color: #deb887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 184 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb887, #d8de87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DEB887 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DEB887?: #DEB887 is a light, moderate orange known as Burlywood. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burlywood?: The RGB value is 222, 184, 135: 222 red, 184 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burlywood?: The complementary color is #87ADDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.