What color is #D1B47E?

#D1B47E 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 #D1B47E?

The RGB value is 209, 180, 126: 209 red, 180 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B47E?

The complementary color is #7E9BD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B47E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B47E color

#D1B47E rgb(209, 180, 126)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D1B47E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 70.6% green and 49.4% blue (209, 180, 126).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Gold Digger (#D1B075), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#D1B47E color codes

HEX	`#D1B47E`
RGB	`rgb(209, 180, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 70.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 40%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, 2.96, 31.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 31.54, 84.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.383, 47.706, 26.5)`
Decimal	`13743230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B47E, 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 #D1B47E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B47E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #D1B47E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b47e; }
.text { color: #d1b47e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b47e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 180 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b47e, #c4d17e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #D1B47E?: #D1B47E 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 #D1B47E?: The RGB value is 209, 180, 126: 209 red, 180 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B47E?: The complementary color is #7E9BD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B47E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.