What color is #D2AE84?

#D2AE84 is a light, desaturated orange known as Sheaf. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sheaf?

The RGB value is 210, 174, 132: 210 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sheaf?

The complementary color is #84A8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2AE84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sheaf color: hex code #D2AE84

#D2AE84 rgb(210, 174, 132)

Shades of orange

Sheaf has the hex code #D2AE84. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 68.2% green and 51.8% blue (210, 174, 132).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 37% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

Sheaf (#D2AE84) color codes

HEX	`#D2AE84`
RGB	`rgb(210, 174, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 68.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, 7.26, 26.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 27.45, 74.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.88, 45.642, 28.218)`
Decimal	`13807236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sheaf, 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 #D2AE84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2AE84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #D2AE84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2ae84; }
.text { color: #d2ae84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2ae84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 174 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2ae84, #cfd284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D2AE84 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D2AE84?: #D2AE84 is a light, desaturated orange known as Sheaf. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sheaf?: The RGB value is 210, 174, 132: 210 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sheaf?: The complementary color is #84A8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2AE84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.