What color is #D28C23?

#D28C23 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Vibrant Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D28C23?

The RGB value is 210, 140, 35: 210 red, 140 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D28C23?

The complementary color is #2369D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D28C23?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D28C23 color

#D28C23 rgb(210, 140, 35)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D28C23 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 54.9% green and 13.7% blue (210, 140, 35).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 71% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 83% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Amber (#D1902E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#D28C23 color codes

HEX	`#D28C23`
RGB	`rgb(210, 140, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 54.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 71%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 83%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 83%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.82, 18.58, 61.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.82, 64.39, 73.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.263, 32.583, 5.969)`
Decimal	`13798435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D28C23, 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 #D28C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D28C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #D28C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d28c23; }
.text { color: #d28c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d28c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 140 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d28c23, #c0d223); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #D28C23?: #D28C23 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Vibrant Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D28C23?: The RGB value is 210, 140, 35: 210 red, 140 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D28C23?: The complementary color is #2369D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D28C23?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.