What color is #D0851D?

#D0851D is a moderate orange known as Copious Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Copious Caramel?

The RGB value is 208, 133, 29: 208 red, 133 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Copious Caramel?

The complementary color is #1D68D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0851D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Copious Caramel color: hex code #D0851D

#D0851D rgb(208, 133, 29)

Shades of orange

Copious Caramel has the hex code #D0851D. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 52.2% green and 11.4% blue (208, 133, 29).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 76% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 86% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

Copious Caramel (#D0851D) color codes

HEX	`#D0851D`
RGB	`rgb(208, 133, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 52.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 76%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 86%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 86%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, 21.35, 61.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 65.4, 70.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.625, 30.277, 5.183)`
Decimal	`13665565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Copious Caramel, 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 #D0851D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0851D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #D0851D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0851d; }
.text { color: #d0851d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0851d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 133 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0851d, #c1d01d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bronze.

See #D0851D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D0851D?: #D0851D is a moderate orange known as Copious Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Copious Caramel?: The RGB value is 208, 133, 29: 208 red, 133 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Copious Caramel?: The complementary color is #1D68D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0851D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.