What color is #D3A279?

#D3A279 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Porcini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3A279?

The RGB value is 211, 162, 121: 211 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3A279?

The complementary color is #79AAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3A279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3A279 color

#D3A279 rgb(211, 162, 121)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D3A279 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 63.5% green and 47.5% blue (211, 162, 121).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 43% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Porcini (#D9AE86), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#D3A279 color codes

HEX	`#D3A279`
RGB	`rgb(211, 162, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 63.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 43%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, 12.87, 28.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 31.09, 65.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.237, 41.073, 23.736)`
Decimal	`13869689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3A279, 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 #D3A279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3A279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #D3A279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3a279; }
.text { color: #d3a279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3a279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 162 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3a279, #d3cf79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #D3A279?: #D3A279 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Porcini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3A279?: The RGB value is 211, 162, 121: 211 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3A279?: The complementary color is #79AAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3A279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.