What color is #D1AD9D?

#D1AD9D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1AD9D?

The RGB value is 209, 173, 157: 209 red, 173 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AD9D?

The complementary color is #9DC1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AD9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AD9D color

#D1AD9D rgb(209, 173, 157)

Shades of brown

The hex color #D1AD9D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 67.8% green and 61.6% blue (209, 173, 157).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 36% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#D1AD9D color codes

HEX	`#D1AD9D`
RGB	`rgb(209, 173, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 67.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 36%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 25%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, 10.66, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 16.91, 50.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.324, 45.879, 38.254)`
Decimal	`13741469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AD9D, 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 #D1AD9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AD9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #D1AD9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1ad9d; }
.text { color: #d1ad9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1ad9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 173 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1ad9d, #d1c79d); }

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Questions

What color is #D1AD9D?: #D1AD9D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1AD9D?: The RGB value is 209, 173, 157: 209 red, 173 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AD9D?: The complementary color is #9DC1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AD9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.