What color is #D1AA82?

#D1AA82 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1AA82?

The RGB value is 209, 170, 130: 209 red, 170 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AA82?

The complementary color is #82A9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AA82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AA82 color

#D1AA82 rgb(209, 170, 130)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D1AA82 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 66.7% green and 51% blue (209, 170, 130).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Toast and Butter (#D2AD84), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#D1AA82 color codes

HEX	`#D1AA82`
RGB	`rgb(209, 170, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 66.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.17, 8.77, 26.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.17, 27.44, 71.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.7, 43.919, 27.237)`
Decimal	`13740674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AA82, 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 #D1AA82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AA82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #D1AA82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1aa82; }
.text { color: #d1aa82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1aa82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 170 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1aa82, #d1d182); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D1AA82?: #D1AA82 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1AA82?: The RGB value is 209, 170, 130: 209 red, 170 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AA82?: The complementary color is #82A9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AA82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.