What color is #D4AE72?

#D4AE72 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4AE72?

The RGB value is 212, 174, 114: 212 red, 174 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4AE72?

The complementary color is #7298D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4AE72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4AE72 color

#D4AE72 rgb(212, 174, 114)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D4AE72 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 68.2% green and 44.7% blue (212, 174, 114).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 53% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 46% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Gold Digger (#D1B075), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#D4AE72 color codes

HEX	`#D4AE72`
RGB	`rgb(212, 174, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 68.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 53%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 46%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 46%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.21, 6.11, 35.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.21, 36.42, 80.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.326, 45.486, 22.309)`
Decimal	`13938290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4AE72, 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 #D4AE72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4AE72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #D4AE72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ae72; }
.text { color: #d4ae72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ae72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 174 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ae72, #c9d472); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D4AE72?: #D4AE72 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4AE72?: The RGB value is 212, 174, 114: 212 red, 174 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4AE72?: The complementary color is #7298D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4AE72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.