What color is #D87C3B?

#D87C3B is a moderate orange known as Sweet Potato. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sweet Potato?

The RGB value is 216, 124, 59: 216 red, 124 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sweet Potato?

The complementary color is #3B97D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D87C3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sweet Potato color: hex code #D87C3B

#D87C3B rgb(216, 124, 59)

Shades of orange

Sweet Potato has the hex code #D87C3B. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 48.6% green and 23.1% blue (216, 124, 59).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 67% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 73% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

Sweet Potato (#D87C3B) color codes

HEX	`#D87C3B`
RGB	`rgb(216, 124, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 48.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 67%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 73%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 73%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 30.61, 49.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 58.22, 58.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.319, 29.334, 7.886)`
Decimal	`14187579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sweet Potato, 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 #D87C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D87C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	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 #D87C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d87c3b; }
.text { color: #d87c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d87c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 124 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d87c3b, #d8cb3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bronze.

See #D87C3B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D87C3B?: #D87C3B is a moderate orange known as Sweet Potato. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sweet Potato?: The RGB value is 216, 124, 59: 216 red, 124 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sweet Potato?: The complementary color is #3B97D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D87C3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.