What color is #D1AF97?

#D1AF97 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 #D1AF97?

The RGB value is 209, 175, 151: 209 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AF97?

The complementary color is #97B9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AF97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AF97 color

#D1AF97 rgb(209, 175, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #D1AF97 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 68.6% green and 59.2% blue (209, 175, 151).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#D1AF97 color codes

HEX	`#D1AF97`
RGB	`rgb(209, 175, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 68.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, 8.75, 16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 19.04, 62.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.211, 46.451, 35.751)`
Decimal	`13741975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AF97, 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 #D1AF97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AF97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #D1AF97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1af97; }
.text { color: #d1af97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1af97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 175 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1af97, #d1cc97); }

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Questions

What color is #D1AF97?: #D1AF97 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 #D1AF97?: The RGB value is 209, 175, 151: 209 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AF97?: The complementary color is #97B9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AF97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.