What color is #D6A034?

#D6A034 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Curry. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6A034?

The RGB value is 214, 160, 52: 214 red, 160 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6A034?

The complementary color is #346AD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6A034?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6A034 color

#D6A034 rgb(214, 160, 52)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D6A034 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 62.7% green and 20.4% blue (214, 160, 52).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 66% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 76% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Curry (#D6A332), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#D6A034 color codes

HEX	`#D6A034`
RGB	`rgb(214, 160, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 62.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 66%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 76%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 76%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.25, 10.12, 60.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.25, 61.5, 80.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.925, 39.689, 8.753)`
Decimal	`14065716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6A034, 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 #D6A034	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6A034 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #D6A034 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6a034; }
.text { color: #d6a034; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a034; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 160 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6a034, #bbd634); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6A034?: #D6A034 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Curry. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6A034?: The RGB value is 214, 160, 52: 214 red, 160 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6A034?: The complementary color is #346AD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6A034?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.