What color is #D1B49F?

#D1B49F is a light, desaturated orange known as Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Soba?

The RGB value is 209, 180, 159: 209 red, 180 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Soba?

The complementary color is #9FBCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B49F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Soba color: hex code #D1B49F

#D1B49F rgb(209, 180, 159)

Shades of beige

Soba has the hex code #D1B49F. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 70.6% green and 62.4% blue (209, 180, 159).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 35% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

Soba (#D1B49F) color codes

HEX	`#D1B49F`
RGB	`rgb(209, 180, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 70.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 35%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 24%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.27, 7.19, 14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.27, 16.25, 63.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.874, 48.703, 39.62)`
Decimal	`13743263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Soba, 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 #D1B49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B49F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #D1B49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b49f; }
.text { color: #d1b49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 180 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b49f, #d1cd9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

See #D1B49F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D1B49F?: #D1B49F is a light, desaturated orange known as Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Soba?: The RGB value is 209, 180, 159: 209 red, 180 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Soba?: The complementary color is #9FBCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B49F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.