What color is #D18F30?

#D18F30 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Vibrant Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D18F30?

The RGB value is 209, 143, 48: 209 red, 143 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18F30?

The complementary color is #3072D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18F30?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18F30 color

#D18F30 rgb(209, 143, 48)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D18F30 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 56.1% green and 18.8% blue (209, 143, 48).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 64% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 77% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Amber (#D1902E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#D18F30 color codes

HEX	`#D18F30`
RGB	`rgb(209, 143, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 56.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 64%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 77%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 77%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, 16.97, 57.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 59.93, 73.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.653, 33.417, 7.315)`
Decimal	`13733680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18F30, 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 #D18F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #D18F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18f30; }
.text { color: #d18f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 143 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18f30, #c3d130); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #D18F30?: #D18F30 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Vibrant Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D18F30?: The RGB value is 209, 143, 48: 209 red, 143 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18F30?: The complementary color is #3072D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18F30?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.