What color is #D8AE97?

#D8AE97 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8AE97?

The RGB value is 216, 174, 151: 216 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8AE97?

The complementary color is #97C1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8AE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8AE97 color

#D8AE97 rgb(216, 174, 151)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D8AE97 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 68.2% green and 59.2% blue (216, 174, 151).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 45% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#D8AE97 color codes

HEX	`#D8AE97`
RGB	`rgb(216, 174, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 68.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 45%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 30%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, 11.99, 17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 21.3, 55.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.042, 47.108, 35.782)`
Decimal	`14200471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8AE97, 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 #D8AE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8AE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #D8AE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8ae97; }
.text { color: #d8ae97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8ae97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 174 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8ae97, #d8cf97); }

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Questions

What color is #D8AE97?: #D8AE97 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8AE97?: The RGB value is 216, 174, 151: 216 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8AE97?: The complementary color is #97C1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8AE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.