What color is #D5A129?

#D5A129 is a moderate orange known as Mustard Musketeers. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mustard Musketeers?

The RGB value is 213, 161, 41: 213 red, 161 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mustard Musketeers?

The complementary color is #295DD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5A129?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mustard Musketeers color: hex code #D5A129

#D5A129 rgb(213, 161, 41)

Shades of orange

Mustard Musketeers has the hex code #D5A129. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 63.1% green and 16.1% blue (213, 161, 41).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 68% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 81% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

Mustard Musketeers (#D5A129) color codes

HEX	`#D5A129`
RGB	`rgb(213, 161, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 63.1%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 68%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 81%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 81%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, 8.74, 64.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 65.21, 82.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.588, 39.799, 7.642)`
Decimal	`14000425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mustard Musketeers, 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 #D5A129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5A129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #D5A129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5a129; }
.text { color: #d5a129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5a129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 161 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5a129, #b3d529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D5A129 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D5A129?: #D5A129 is a moderate orange known as Mustard Musketeers. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mustard Musketeers?: The RGB value is 213, 161, 41: 213 red, 161 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mustard Musketeers?: The complementary color is #295DD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5A129?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.