What color is #D5C0A1?

#D5C0A1 is a light, desaturated orange known as Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dune?

The RGB value is 213, 192, 161: 213 red, 192 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dune?

The complementary color is #A1B6D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C0A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dune color: hex code #D5C0A1

#D5C0A1 rgb(213, 192, 161)

Shades of beige

Dune has the hex code #D5C0A1. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 75.3% green and 63.1% blue (213, 192, 161).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 38% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

Dune (#D5C0A1) color codes

HEX	`#D5C0A1`
RGB	`rgb(213, 192, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 75.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 38%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 24%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.71, 2.61, 18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.71, 18.53, 81.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.723, 54.42, 41.438)`
Decimal	`14008481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dune, 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 #D5C0A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C0A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #D5C0A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c0a1; }
.text { color: #d5c0a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c0a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 192 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c0a1, #d0d5a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

See #D5C0A1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D5C0A1?: #D5C0A1 is a light, desaturated orange known as Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dune?: The RGB value is 213, 192, 161: 213 red, 192 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dune?: The complementary color is #A1B6D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C0A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.