What color is #D09248?

#D09248 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D09248?

The RGB value is 208, 146, 72: 208 red, 146 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D09248?

The complementary color is #4886D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D09248?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D09248 color

#D09248 rgb(208, 146, 72)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D09248 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 57.3% green and 28.2% blue (208, 146, 72).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 59% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 65% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Salt Caramel (#D3934D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#D09248 color codes

HEX	`#D09248`
RGB	`rgb(208, 146, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 57.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 59%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 65%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 65%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, 16.13, 47.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 50.26, 71.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.463, 34.439, 10.804)`
Decimal	`13668936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D09248, 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 #D09248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D09248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #D09248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d09248; }
.text { color: #d09248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d09248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 146 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d09248, #cad048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #D09248?: #D09248 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D09248?: The RGB value is 208, 146, 72: 208 red, 146 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D09248?: The complementary color is #4886D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D09248?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.