What color is #D2B48C?

#D2B48C is a light, desaturated orange known as Tan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tan?

The RGB value is 210, 180, 140: 210 red, 180 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tan?

The complementary color is #8CAAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B48C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tan color: hex code #D2B48C

#D2B48C rgb(210, 180, 140)

Shades of brown

Tan has the hex code #D2B48C. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 70.6% green and 54.9% blue (210, 180, 140).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 44% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

This exact color is also called Link to the Past.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword tan.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

Tan (#D2B48C) color codes

HEX	`#D2B48C`
RGB	`rgb(210, 180, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 70.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 44%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.98, 5.02, 24.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.98, 24.94, 78.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.634, 48.239, 31.608)`
Decimal	`13808780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tan, 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 #D2B48C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B48C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #D2B48C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b48c; }
.text { color: #d2b48c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b48c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 180 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b48c, #cdd28c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D2B48C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D2B48C?: #D2B48C is a light, desaturated orange known as Tan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tan?: The RGB value is 210, 180, 140: 210 red, 180 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tan?: The complementary color is #8CAAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B48C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.