What color is #D58A37?

#D58A37 is a moderate orange known as Caramelise. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caramelise?

The RGB value is 213, 138, 55: 213 red, 138 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caramelise?

The complementary color is #3782D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D58A37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caramelise color: hex code #D58A37

#D58A37 rgb(213, 138, 55)

Shades of orange

Caramelise has the hex code #D58A37. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 54.1% green and 21.6% blue (213, 138, 55).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 65% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 74% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

Caramelise (#D58A37) color codes

HEX	`#D58A37`
RGB	`rgb(213, 138, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 54.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 65%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 74%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 74%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, 21.68, 54.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 58.26, 68.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.222, 32.602, 7.946)`
Decimal	`13994551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caramelise, 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 #D58A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D58A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #D58A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d58a37; }
.text { color: #d58a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d58a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 138 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d58a37, #d1d537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D58A37 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D58A37?: #D58A37 is a moderate orange known as Caramelise. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caramelise?: The RGB value is 213, 138, 55: 213 red, 138 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caramelise?: The complementary color is #3782D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D58A37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.