What color is #D9AD7F?

#D9AD7F is a light, moderate orange known as Caramel Drizzle. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caramel Drizzle?

The RGB value is 217, 173, 127: 217 red, 173 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caramel Drizzle?

The complementary color is #7FABD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9AD7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caramel Drizzle color: hex code #D9AD7F

#D9AD7F rgb(217, 173, 127)

Shades of orange

Caramel Drizzle has the hex code #D9AD7F. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 67.8% green and 49.8% blue (217, 173, 127).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 54% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 41% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

Caramel Drizzle (#D9AD7F) color codes

HEX	`#D9AD7F`
RGB	`rgb(217, 173, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 67.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 54%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 41%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 41%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, 10.02, 29.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 31.37, 71.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.391, 46.174, 26.491)`
Decimal	`14265727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caramel Drizzle, 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 #D9AD7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9AD7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #D9AD7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ad7f; }
.text { color: #d9ad7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ad7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 173 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ad7f, #d8d97f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D9AD7F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D9AD7F?: #D9AD7F is a light, moderate orange known as Caramel Drizzle. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caramel Drizzle?: The RGB value is 217, 173, 127: 217 red, 173 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caramel Drizzle?: The complementary color is #7FABD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9AD7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.