What color is #D29A85?

#D29A85 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D29A85?

The RGB value is 210, 154, 133: 210 red, 154 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D29A85?

The complementary color is #85BDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D29A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D29A85 color

#D29A85 rgb(210, 154, 133)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D29A85 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 60.4% green and 52.2% blue (210, 154, 133).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 37% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#D29A85 color codes

HEX	`#D29A85`
RGB	`rgb(210, 154, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 60.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 37%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, 18.18, 19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 26.49, 46.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.369, 38.509, 27.387)`
Decimal	`13802117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D29A85, 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 #D29A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D29A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #D29A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d29a85; }
.text { color: #d29a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d29a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 154 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d29a85, #d2c185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D29A85?: #D29A85 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D29A85?: The RGB value is 210, 154, 133: 210 red, 154 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D29A85?: The complementary color is #85BDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D29A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.