What color is #D0A281?

#D0A281 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lunatic Lynx. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0A281?

The RGB value is 208, 162, 129: 208 red, 162 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0A281?

The complementary color is #81AFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0A281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0A281 color

#D0A281 rgb(208, 162, 129)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D0A281 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 63.5% green and 50.6% blue (208, 162, 129).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lunatic Lynx (#DDAA88), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#D0A281 color codes

HEX	`#D0A281`
RGB	`rgb(208, 162, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 63.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.06, 12.57, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.06, 26.82, 62.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.897, 40.838, 26.388)`
Decimal	`13673089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0A281, 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 #D0A281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0A281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #D0A281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0a281; }
.text { color: #d0a281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0a281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 162 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0a281, #d0ca81); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0A281?: #D0A281 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lunatic Lynx. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0A281?: The RGB value is 208, 162, 129: 208 red, 162 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0A281?: The complementary color is #81AFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0A281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.