What color is #D9AE86?

#D9AE86 is a light, moderate orange known as Porcini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Porcini?

The RGB value is 217, 174, 134: 217 red, 174 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Porcini?

The complementary color is #86B1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9AE86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Porcini color: hex code #D9AE86

#D9AE86 rgb(217, 174, 134)

Shades of orange

Porcini has the hex code #D9AE86. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 68.2% green and 52.5% blue (217, 174, 134).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 52% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

Porcini (#D9AE86) color codes

HEX	`#D9AE86`
RGB	`rgb(217, 174, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 68.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 52%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 38%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, 10.27, 26.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 28.4, 68.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.056, 46.747, 29.042)`
Decimal	`14265990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Porcini, 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 #D9AE86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9AE86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #D9AE86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ae86; }
.text { color: #d9ae86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ae86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 174 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ae86, #d9d886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D9AE86 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D9AE86?: #D9AE86 is a light, moderate orange known as Porcini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Porcini?: The RGB value is 217, 174, 134: 217 red, 174 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Porcini?: The complementary color is #86B1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9AE86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.