What color is #D3B280?

#D3B280 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Honey Bunny. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B280?

The RGB value is 211, 178, 128: 211 red, 178 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B280?

The complementary color is #80A1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B280 color

#D3B280 rgb(211, 178, 128)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D3B280 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 69.8% green and 50.2% blue (211, 178, 128).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 49% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 39% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Honey Bunny (#DBB881), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#D3B280 color codes

HEX	`#D3B280`
RGB	`rgb(211, 178, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 69.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 49%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 39%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 39%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, 5.06, 30)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 30.42, 80.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.682, 47.25, 27.079)`
Decimal	`13873792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B280, 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 #D3B280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #D3B280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b280; }
.text { color: #d3b280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 178 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b280, #cad380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D3B280?: #D3B280 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Honey Bunny. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B280?: The RGB value is 211, 178, 128: 211 red, 178 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B280?: The complementary color is #80A1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.