What color is #D5B386?

#D5B386 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B386?

The RGB value is 213, 179, 134: 213 red, 179 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B386?

The complementary color is #86A8D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B386 color

#D5B386 rgb(213, 179, 134)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D5B386 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 70.2% green and 52.5% blue (213, 179, 134).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 37% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Tan (#D2B48C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#D5B386 color codes

HEX	`#D5B386`
RGB	`rgb(213, 179, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 70.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 37%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 37%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, 6.01, 27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 28.22, 77.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.865, 48.11, 29.314)`
Decimal	`14005126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B386, 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 #D5B386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #D5B386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b386; }
.text { color: #d5b386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 179 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b386, #d0d586); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D5B386?: #D5B386 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B386?: The RGB value is 213, 179, 134: 213 red, 179 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B386?: The complementary color is #86A8D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.