What color is #D1A697?

#D1A697 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1A697?

The RGB value is 209, 166, 151: 209 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1A697?

The complementary color is #97C2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1A697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1A697 color

#D1A697 rgb(209, 166, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #D1A697 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 65.1% green and 59.2% blue (209, 166, 151).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#D1A697 color codes

HEX	`#D1A697`
RGB	`rgb(209, 166, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 65.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.6, 13.61, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.6, 19.37, 45.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.517, 43.064, 35.187)`
Decimal	`13739671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1A697, 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 #D1A697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1A697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #D1A697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1a697; }
.text { color: #d1a697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1a697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 166 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1a697, #d1c397); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D1A697?: #D1A697 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1A697?: The RGB value is 209, 166, 151: 209 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1A697?: The complementary color is #97C2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1A697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.