What color is #D1B381?

#D1B381 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1B381?

The RGB value is 209, 179, 129: 209 red, 179 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B381?

The complementary color is #819FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B381 color

#D1B381 rgb(209, 179, 129)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D1B381 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 70.2% green and 50.6% blue (209, 179, 129).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Gold Digger (#D1B075), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#D1B381 color codes

HEX	`#D1B381`
RGB	`rgb(209, 179, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 70.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.43, 3.84, 29.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.43, 29.8, 82.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.378, 47.382, 27.467)`
Decimal	`13742977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B381, 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 #D1B381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #D1B381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b381; }
.text { color: #d1b381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 179 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b381, #c7d181); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D1B381?: #D1B381 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1B381?: The RGB value is 209, 179, 129: 209 red, 179 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B381?: The complementary color is #819FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.