What color is #D1AE87?

#D1AE87 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1AE87?

The RGB value is 209, 174, 135: 209 red, 174 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AE87?

The complementary color is #87AAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AE87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AE87 color

#D1AE87 rgb(209, 174, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #D1AE87 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 68.2% green and 52.9% blue (209, 174, 135).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 35% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Toast and Butter (#D2AD84), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#D1AE87 color codes

HEX	`#D1AE87`
RGB	`rgb(209, 174, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 68.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 35%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 35%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.27, 7.22, 24.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.27, 25.82, 73.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.805, 45.579, 29.302)`
Decimal	`13741703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AE87, 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 #D1AE87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AE87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #D1AE87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1ae87; }
.text { color: #d1ae87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1ae87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 174 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1ae87, #cfd187); }

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Questions

What color is #D1AE87?: #D1AE87 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1AE87?: The RGB value is 209, 174, 135: 209 red, 174 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AE87?: The complementary color is #87AAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AE87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.