What color is #D78E48?

#D78E48 is a moderate orange known as Golden Nugget. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Nugget?

The RGB value is 215, 142, 72: 215 red, 142 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Nugget?

The complementary color is #4891D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D78E48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Nugget color: hex code #D78E48

#D78E48 rgb(215, 142, 72)

Shades of orange

Golden Nugget has the hex code #D78E48. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 55.7% green and 28.2% blue (215, 142, 72).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 64% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 67% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

Golden Nugget (#D78E48) color codes

HEX	`#D78E48`
RGB	`rgb(215, 142, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 55.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 64%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 67%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 67%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 21.25, 47.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 52.19, 65.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.87, 34.264, 10.696)`
Decimal	`14126664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Nugget, 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 #D78E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D78E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #D78E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d78e48; }
.text { color: #d78e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d78e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 142 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d78e48, #d7d648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D78E48 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D78E48?: #D78E48 is a moderate orange known as Golden Nugget. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Nugget?: The RGB value is 215, 142, 72: 215 red, 142 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Nugget?: The complementary color is #4891D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D78E48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.