What color is #DA8A67?

#DA8A67 is a light, moderate orange known as Copper Coin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Copper Coin?

The RGB value is 218, 138, 103: 218 red, 138 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Copper Coin?

The complementary color is #67B7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA8A67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Copper Coin color: hex code #DA8A67

#DA8A67 rgb(218, 138, 103)

Shades of orange

Copper Coin has the hex code #DA8A67. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 54.1% green and 40.4% blue (218, 138, 103).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 61% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 53% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

Copper Coin (#DA8A67) color codes

HEX	`#DA8A67`
RGB	`rgb(218, 138, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 54.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 61%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 53%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.01, 26.9, 31.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.01, 41.36, 49.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.453, 34.065, 17.274)`
Decimal	`14322279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Copper Coin, 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 #DA8A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA8A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #DA8A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da8a67; }
.text { color: #da8a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da8a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 138 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da8a67, #dac367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #DA8A67 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DA8A67?: #DA8A67 is a light, moderate orange known as Copper Coin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Copper Coin?: The RGB value is 218, 138, 103: 218 red, 138 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Copper Coin?: The complementary color is #67B7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA8A67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.