What color is #D49D61?

#D49D61 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Kombucha. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D49D61?

The RGB value is 212, 157, 97: 212 red, 157 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D49D61?

The complementary color is #6198D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D49D61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D49D61 color

#D49D61 rgb(212, 157, 97)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D49D61 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 61.6% green and 38% blue (212, 157, 97).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 57% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 54% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Kombucha (#D89F66), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#D49D61 color codes

HEX	`#D49D61`
RGB	`rgb(212, 157, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 61.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 57%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 54%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 54%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.73, 13.68, 39.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.73, 41.46, 70.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.368, 38.977, 16.651)`
Decimal	`13933921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D49D61, 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 #D49D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D49D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #D49D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d49d61; }
.text { color: #d49d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d49d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 157 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d49d61, #d2d461); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D49D61?: #D49D61 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Kombucha. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D49D61?: The RGB value is 212, 157, 97: 212 red, 157 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D49D61?: The complementary color is #6198D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D49D61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.