What color is #D2AB51?

#D2AB51 is a moderate orange known as Solar Relic. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Solar Relic?

The RGB value is 210, 171, 81: 210 red, 171 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Solar Relic?

The complementary color is #5178D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2AB51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Solar Relic color: hex code #D2AB51

#D2AB51 rgb(210, 171, 81)

Shades of orange

Solar Relic has the hex code #D2AB51. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 67.1% green and 31.8% blue (210, 171, 81).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 59% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 61% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

Solar Relic (#D2AB51) color codes

HEX	`#D2AB51`
RGB	`rgb(210, 171, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 67.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 59%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 61%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 61%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, 4.1, 50.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 50.87, 85.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.629, 43.424, 13.919)`
Decimal	`13806417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Solar Relic, 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 #D2AB51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2AB51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #D2AB51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2ab51; }
.text { color: #d2ab51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2ab51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 171 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2ab51, #b8d251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #D2AB51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D2AB51?: #D2AB51 is a moderate orange known as Solar Relic. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Solar Relic?: The RGB value is 210, 171, 81: 210 red, 171 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Solar Relic?: The complementary color is #5178D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2AB51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.