What color is #D79C31?

#D79C31 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Tiger King. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D79C31?

The RGB value is 215, 156, 49: 215 red, 156 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D79C31?

The complementary color is #316CD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D79C31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D79C31 color

#D79C31 rgb(215, 156, 49)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D79C31 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 61.2% green and 19.2% blue (215, 156, 49).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 67% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 77% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Tiger King (#DD9922), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#D79C31 color codes

HEX	`#D79C31`
RGB	`rgb(215, 156, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 61.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 67%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 77%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 77%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, 12.58, 60.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 62.27, 78.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.47, 38.449, 8.195)`
Decimal	`14130225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D79C31, 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 #D79C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D79C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #D79C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d79c31; }
.text { color: #d79c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d79c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 156 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d79c31, #bfd731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D79C31?: #D79C31 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Tiger King. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D79C31?: The RGB value is 215, 156, 49: 215 red, 156 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D79C31?: The complementary color is #316CD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D79C31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.