What color is #CEAA72?

#CEAA72 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEAA72?

The RGB value is 206, 170, 114: 206 red, 170 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEAA72?

The complementary color is #7296CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEAA72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEAA72 color

#CEAA72 rgb(206, 170, 114)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CEAA72 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 66.7% green and 44.7% blue (206, 170, 114).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 45% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gold Digger (#D1B075), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#CEAA72 color codes

HEX	`#CEAA72`
RGB	`rgb(206, 170, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 66.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 45%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.61, 5.79, 33.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.61, 34.24, 80.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.867, 43.088, 21.975)`
Decimal	`13544050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEAA72, 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 #CEAA72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAA72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #CEAA72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceaa72; }
.text { color: #ceaa72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceaa72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 170 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceaa72, #c4ce72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #CEAA72?: #CEAA72 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEAA72?: The RGB value is 206, 170, 114: 206 red, 170 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEAA72?: The complementary color is #7296CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAA72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.