What color is #D29062?

#D29062 is a moderate orange known as Whiskey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whiskey?

The RGB value is 210, 144, 98: 210 red, 144 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whiskey?

The complementary color is #62A4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D29062?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whiskey color: hex code #D29062

#D29062 rgb(210, 144, 98)

Shades of orange

Whiskey has the hex code #D29062. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 56.5% green and 38.4% blue (210, 144, 98).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 55% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 53% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

Whiskey (#D29062) color codes

HEX	`#D29062`
RGB	`rgb(210, 144, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 56.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 55%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 53%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 53%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, 19.99, 34.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 39.77, 59.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.758, 34.533, 16.177)`
Decimal	`13799522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whiskey, 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 #D29062	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D29062 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #D29062 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d29062; }
.text { color: #d29062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d29062; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 144 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d29062, #d2c862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #D29062 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D29062?: #D29062 is a moderate orange known as Whiskey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whiskey?: The RGB value is 210, 144, 98: 210 red, 144 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whiskey?: The complementary color is #62A4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D29062?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.