What color is #D2A187?

#D2A187 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2A187?

The RGB value is 210, 161, 135: 210 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2A187?

The complementary color is #87B8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2A187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2A187 color

#D2A187 rgb(210, 161, 135)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D2A187 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 63.1% green and 52.9% blue (210, 161, 135).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 45% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 36% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Apricotta (#D8A48F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#D2A187 color codes

HEX	`#D2A187`
RGB	`rgb(210, 161, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 63.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 45%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 36%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 36%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.14, 14.63, 20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.14, 25.22, 54.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.698, 40.943, 28.518)`
Decimal	`13803911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2A187, 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 #D2A187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2A187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #D2A187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2a187; }
.text { color: #d2a187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2a187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 161 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2a187, #d2c787); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D2A187?: #D2A187 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2A187?: The RGB value is 210, 161, 135: 210 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2A187?: The complementary color is #87B8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2A187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.