What color is #D5B491?

#D5B491 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 #D5B491?

The RGB value is 213, 180, 145: 213 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B491?

The complementary color is #91B2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B491 color

#D5B491 rgb(213, 180, 145)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5B491 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 70.6% green and 56.9% blue (213, 180, 145).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 45% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 32% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Bread (#D0B393), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#D5B491 color codes

HEX	`#D5B491`
RGB	`rgb(213, 180, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 70.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 45%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 32%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 32%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.35, 6.83, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.35, 23.32, 72.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.874, 48.835, 33.634)`
Decimal	`14005393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B491, 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 #D5B491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #D5B491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b491; }
.text { color: #d5b491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 180 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b491, #d4d591); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D5B491?: #D5B491 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 #D5B491?: The RGB value is 213, 180, 145: 213 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B491?: The complementary color is #91B2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.