What color is #D3B491?

#D3B491 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B491?

The RGB value is 211, 180, 145: 211 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B491?

The complementary color is #91B0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B491 color

#D3B491 rgb(211, 180, 145)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D3B491 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 70.6% green and 56.9% blue (211, 180, 145).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 43% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 31% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Bread (#D0B393), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#D3B491 color codes

HEX	`#D3B491`
RGB	`rgb(211, 180, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 70.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 43%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 31%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.16, 6.05, 22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.16, 22.83, 74.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.297, 48.538, 33.607)`
Decimal	`13874321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B491, 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 #D3B491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #D3B491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b491; }
.text { color: #d3b491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 180 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b491, #d1d391); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D3B491?: #D3B491 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B491?: The RGB value is 211, 180, 145: 211 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B491?: The complementary color is #91B0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.