What color is #D4A87D?

#D4A87D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Caramel Drizzle. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4A87D?

The RGB value is 212, 168, 125: 212 red, 168 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4A87D?

The complementary color is #7DA9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4A87D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4A87D color

#D4A87D rgb(212, 168, 125)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D4A87D is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 65.9% green and 49% blue (212, 168, 125).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 41% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Drizzle (#D9AD7F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#D4A87D color codes

HEX	`#D4A87D`
RGB	`rgb(212, 168, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 65.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 41%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 41%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.88, 10.48, 28.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.88, 30.23, 69.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.857, 43.485, 25.429)`
Decimal	`13936765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4A87D, 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 #D4A87D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4A87D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #D4A87D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4a87d; }
.text { color: #d4a87d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4a87d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 168 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4a87d, #d4d37d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #D4A87D?: #D4A87D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Caramel Drizzle. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4A87D?: The RGB value is 212, 168, 125: 212 red, 168 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4A87D?: The complementary color is #7DA9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4A87D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.