What color is #D1902E?

#D1902E is a moderate orange known as Vibrant Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vibrant Amber?

The RGB value is 209, 144, 46: 209 red, 144 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vibrant Amber?

The complementary color is #2E6FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1902E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vibrant Amber color: hex code #D1902E

#D1902E rgb(209, 144, 46)

Shades of orange

Vibrant Amber has the hex code #D1902E. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 56.5% green and 18% blue (209, 144, 46).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 64% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 78% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

Vibrant Amber (#D1902E) color codes

HEX	`#D1902E`
RGB	`rgb(209, 144, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 56.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 64%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 78%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 16.35, 58.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 60.72, 74.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.764, 33.702, 7.153)`
Decimal	`13733934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vibrant Amber, 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 #D1902E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1902E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #D1902E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1902e; }
.text { color: #d1902e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1902e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 144 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1902e, #c1d12e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #D1902E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D1902E?: #D1902E is a moderate orange known as Vibrant Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vibrant Amber?: The RGB value is 209, 144, 46: 209 red, 144 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vibrant Amber?: The complementary color is #2E6FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1902E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.