What color is #D1A072?

#D1A072 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Kombucha. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1A072?

The RGB value is 209, 160, 114: 209 red, 160 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1A072?

The complementary color is #72A3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1A072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1A072 color

#D1A072 rgb(209, 160, 114)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D1A072 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 62.7% green and 44.7% blue (209, 160, 114).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 51% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 45% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Kombucha (#D89F66), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#D1A072 color codes

HEX	`#D1A072`
RGB	`rgb(209, 160, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 62.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 51%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 45%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 45%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.41, 12.41, 30.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.41, 33.34, 68.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.904, 39.914, 21.413)`
Decimal	`13738098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1A072, 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 #D1A072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1A072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #D1A072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1a072; }
.text { color: #d1a072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1a072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 160 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1a072, #d1d072); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D1A072?: #D1A072 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Kombucha. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1A072?: The RGB value is 209, 160, 114: 209 red, 160 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1A072?: The complementary color is #72A3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1A072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.