What color is #D2A38F?

#D2A38F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2A38F?

The RGB value is 210, 163, 143: 210 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2A38F?

The complementary color is #8FBED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2A38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2A38F color

#D2A38F rgb(210, 163, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #D2A38F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 63.9% green and 56.1% blue (210, 163, 143).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 43% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 32% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Apricotta (#D8A48F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#D2A38F color codes

HEX	`#D2A38F`
RGB	`rgb(210, 163, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 63.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 43%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 32%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 32%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, 14.55, 17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 22.42, 49.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.635, 41.881, 31.714)`
Decimal	`13804431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2A38F, 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 #D2A38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2A38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #D2A38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2a38f; }
.text { color: #d2a38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2a38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 163 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2a38f, #d2c48f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D2A38F?: #D2A38F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2A38F?: The RGB value is 210, 163, 143: 210 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2A38F?: The complementary color is #8FBED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2A38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.