What color is #D3A944?

#D3A944 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Solar Relic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3A944?

The RGB value is 211, 169, 68: 211 red, 169 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3A944?

The complementary color is #446ED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3A944?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3A944 color

#D3A944 rgb(211, 169, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3A944 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 66.3% green and 26.7% blue (211, 169, 68).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 62% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 68% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Solar Relic (#D2AB51), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#D3A944 color codes

HEX	`#D3A944`
RGB	`rgb(211, 169, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 66.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 62%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 68%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 68%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.31, 4.78, 56.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.31, 56.26, 85.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.098, 42.645, 11.482)`
Decimal	`13871428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3A944, 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 #D3A944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3A944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #D3A944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3a944; }
.text { color: #d3a944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3a944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 169 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3a944, #b5d344); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D3A944?: #D3A944 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Solar Relic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3A944?: The RGB value is 211, 169, 68: 211 red, 169 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3A944?: The complementary color is #446ED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3A944?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.