What color is #D29558?

#D29558 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D29558?

The RGB value is 210, 149, 88: 210 red, 149 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D29558?

The complementary color is #5895D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D29558?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D29558 color

#D29558 rgb(210, 149, 88)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D29558 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 58.4% green and 34.5% blue (210, 149, 88).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 58% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 58% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Salt Caramel (#D3934D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#D29558 color codes

HEX	`#D29558`
RGB	`rgb(210, 149, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 58.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 58%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 58%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 58%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.45, 16.46, 40.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.45, 44.14, 68.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.09, 35.904, 14.102)`
Decimal	`13800792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D29558, 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 #D29558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D29558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #D29558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d29558; }
.text { color: #d29558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d29558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 149 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d29558, #d2d258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #D29558?: #D29558 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D29558?: The RGB value is 210, 149, 88: 210 red, 149 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D29558?: The complementary color is #5895D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D29558?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.