What color is #D0AA97?

#D0AA97 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0AA97?

The RGB value is 208, 170, 151: 208 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0AA97?

The complementary color is #97BDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0AA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0AA97 color

#D0AA97 rgb(208, 170, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #D0AA97 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 66.7% green and 59.2% blue (208, 170, 151).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#D0AA97 color codes

HEX	`#D0AA97`
RGB	`rgb(208, 170, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 66.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.49, 11.06, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.49, 18.65, 53.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.974, 44.396, 35.42)`
Decimal	`13675159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0AA97, 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 #D0AA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0AA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #D0AA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0aa97; }
.text { color: #d0aa97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0aa97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 170 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0aa97, #d0c697); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D0AA97?: #D0AA97 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0AA97?: The RGB value is 208, 170, 151: 208 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0AA97?: The complementary color is #97BDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0AA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.