What color is #D1AC7B?

#D1AC7B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sheaf. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1AC7B?

The RGB value is 209, 172, 123: 209 red, 172 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AC7B?

The complementary color is #7BA0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AC7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AC7B color

#D1AC7B rgb(209, 172, 123)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D1AC7B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 67.5% green and 48.2% blue (209, 172, 123).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sheaf (#D2AE84), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#D1AC7B color codes

HEX	`#D1AC7B`
RGB	`rgb(209, 172, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 67.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 41%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.56, 6.9, 30.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.56, 31.04, 77.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.624, 44.493, 24.973)`
Decimal	`13741179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AC7B, 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 #D1AC7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AC7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #D1AC7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1ac7b; }
.text { color: #d1ac7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1ac7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 172 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1ac7b, #cbd17b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #D1AC7B?: #D1AC7B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sheaf. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1AC7B?: The RGB value is 209, 172, 123: 209 red, 172 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AC7B?: The complementary color is #7BA0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AC7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.