What color is #D8B18B?

#D8B18B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Porcini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8B18B?

The RGB value is 216, 177, 139: 216 red, 177 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B18B?

The complementary color is #8BB2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B18B color

#D8B18B rgb(216, 177, 139)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D8B18B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 69.4% green and 54.5% blue (216, 177, 139).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 36% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Porcini (#D9AE86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#D8B18B color codes

HEX	`#D8B18B`
RGB	`rgb(216, 177, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 69.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 36%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, 8.86, 24.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 26.32, 70.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.702, 47.91, 31.103)`
Decimal	`14201227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B18B, 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 #D8B18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #D8B18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b18b; }
.text { color: #d8b18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 177 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b18b, #d8d88b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #D8B18B?: #D8B18B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Porcini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8B18B?: The RGB value is 216, 177, 139: 216 red, 177 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B18B?: The complementary color is #8BB2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.