What color is #D2820B?

#D2820B is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Copious Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2820B?

The RGB value is 210, 130, 11: 210 red, 130 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2820B?

The complementary color is #0B5BD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2820B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2820B color

#D2820B rgb(210, 130, 11)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D2820B is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 51% green and 4.3% blue (210, 130, 11).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 90% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 95% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Copious Caramel (#D0851D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#D2820B color codes

HEX	`#D2820B`
RGB	`rgb(210, 130, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 51%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 90%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 95%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 95%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.39, 23.52, 65.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.39, 69.8, 70.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.624, 29.695, 4.225)`
Decimal	`13795851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2820B, 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 #D2820B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D2820B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	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 #D2820B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2820b; }
.text { color: #d2820b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2820b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 130 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2820b, #bfd20b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bronze.

Questions

What color is #D2820B?: #D2820B is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Copious Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2820B?: The RGB value is 210, 130, 11: 210 red, 130 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2820B?: The complementary color is #0B5BD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2820B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.