What color is #D6B38E?

#D6B38E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6B38E?

The RGB value is 214, 179, 142: 214 red, 179 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6B38E?

The complementary color is #8EB1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B38E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6B38E color

#D6B38E rgb(214, 179, 142)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6B38E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 70.2% green and 55.7% blue (214, 179, 142).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 34% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Toast and Butter (#D2AD84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#D6B38E color codes

HEX	`#D6B38E`
RGB	`rgb(214, 179, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 70.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 34%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 34%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.13, 7.38, 23.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.13, 24.76, 72.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.735, 48.491, 32.379)`
Decimal	`14070670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6B38E, 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 #D6B38E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B38E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #D6B38E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b38e; }
.text { color: #d6b38e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b38e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 179 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b38e, #d5d68e); }

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Questions

What color is #D6B38E?: #D6B38E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6B38E?: The RGB value is 214, 179, 142: 214 red, 179 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6B38E?: The complementary color is #8EB1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B38E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.