What color is #D09A78?

#D09A78 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D09A78?

The RGB value is 208, 154, 120: 208 red, 154 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D09A78?

The complementary color is #78AED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D09A78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D09A78 color

#D09A78 rgb(208, 154, 120)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D09A78 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 60.4% green and 47.1% blue (208, 154, 120).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 48% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 42% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#D09A78 color codes

HEX	`#D09A78`
RGB	`rgb(208, 154, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 60.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 48%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 42%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 42%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, 15.89, 25.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 30.25, 58.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.96, 37.88, 22.92)`
Decimal	`13671032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D09A78, 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 #D09A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D09A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #D09A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d09a78; }
.text { color: #d09a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d09a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 154 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d09a78, #d0c678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D09A78?: #D09A78 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D09A78?: The RGB value is 208, 154, 120: 208 red, 154 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D09A78?: The complementary color is #78AED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D09A78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.