What color is #D2AB83?

#D2AB83 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2AB83?

The RGB value is 210, 171, 131: 210 red, 171 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2AB83?

The complementary color is #83AAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2AB83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2AB83 color

#D2AB83 rgb(210, 171, 131)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D2AB83 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 67.1% green and 51.4% blue (210, 171, 131).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 47% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Toast and Butter (#D2AD84), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#D2AB83 color codes

HEX	`#D2AB83`
RGB	`rgb(210, 171, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 67.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 47%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.54, 8.75, 25.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.54, 27.41, 71.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.239, 44.468, 27.669)`
Decimal	`13806467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2AB83, 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 #D2AB83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2AB83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #D2AB83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2ab83; }
.text { color: #d2ab83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2ab83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 171 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2ab83, #d2d283); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D2AB83?: #D2AB83 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2AB83?: The RGB value is 210, 171, 131: 210 red, 171 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2AB83?: The complementary color is #83AAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2AB83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.