What color is #D6A332?

#D6A332 is a moderate orange known as Curry. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Curry?

The RGB value is 214, 163, 50: 214 red, 163 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Curry?

The complementary color is #3265D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6A332?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Curry color: hex code #D6A332

#D6A332 rgb(214, 163, 50)

Shades of orange

Curry has the hex code #D6A332. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 63.9% green and 19.6% blue (214, 163, 50).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 67% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 77% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

Curry (#D6A332) color codes

HEX	`#D6A332`
RGB	`rgb(214, 163, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 63.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 67%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 77%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 77%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.98, 8.43, 62.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.98, 62.68, 82.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.407, 40.724, 8.697)`
Decimal	`14066482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Curry, 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 #D6A332	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6A332 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #D6A332 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6a332; }
.text { color: #d6a332; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a332; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 163 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6a332, #b7d632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D6A332 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D6A332?: #D6A332 is a moderate orange known as Curry. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Curry?: The RGB value is 214, 163, 50: 214 red, 163 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Curry?: The complementary color is #3265D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6A332?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.