What color is #D69D85?

#D69D85 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D69D85?

The RGB value is 214, 157, 133: 214 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D69D85?

The complementary color is #85BED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D69D85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D69D85 color

#D69D85 rgb(214, 157, 133)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D69D85 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 61.6% green and 52.2% blue (214, 157, 133).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 50% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 38% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Apricotta (#D8A48F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#D69D85 color codes

HEX	`#D69D85`
RGB	`rgb(214, 157, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 61.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 50%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 38%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 38%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.55, 18.13, 20.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.55, 27.67, 49.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.024, 40.106, 27.608)`
Decimal	`14065029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D69D85, 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 #D69D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D69D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #D69D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d69d85; }
.text { color: #d69d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d69d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 157 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d69d85, #d6c585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D69D85?: #D69D85 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D69D85?: The RGB value is 214, 157, 133: 214 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D69D85?: The complementary color is #85BED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D69D85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.