What color is #D1A366?

#D1A366 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Outback. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1A366?

The RGB value is 209, 163, 102: 209 red, 163 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1A366?

The complementary color is #6694D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1A366?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1A366 color

#D1A366 rgb(209, 163, 102)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D1A366 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 63.9% green and 40% blue (209, 163, 102).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 54% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 51% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Outback (#C9A375), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#D1A366 color codes

HEX	`#D1A366`
RGB	`rgb(209, 163, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 63.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 54%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 51%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 51%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.97, 9.63, 38.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.97, 39.21, 75.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.792, 40.712, 18.225)`
Decimal	`13738854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1A366, 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 #D1A366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1A366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #D1A366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1a366; }
.text { color: #d1a366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1a366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 163 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1a366, #cad166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #D1A366?: #D1A366 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Outback. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1A366?: The RGB value is 209, 163, 102: 209 red, 163 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1A366?: The complementary color is #6694D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1A366?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.