What color is #D98E0C?

#D98E0C is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Fleur de Sel Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D98E0C?

The RGB value is 217, 142, 12: 217 red, 142 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D98E0C?

The complementary color is #0C57D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D98E0C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D98E0C color

#D98E0C rgb(217, 142, 12)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D98E0C is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 55.7% green and 4.7% blue (217, 142, 12).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 90% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 94% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fleur de Sel Caramel (#DA8704), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#D98E0C color codes

HEX	`#D98E0C`
RGB	`rgb(217, 142, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 55.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 90%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 94%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 94%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, 20.08, 68.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 71.43, 73.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.358, 34.128, 4.915)`
Decimal	`14257676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D98E0C, 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 #D98E0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D98E0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #D98E0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d98e0c; }
.text { color: #d98e0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d98e0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 142 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d98e0c, #bed90c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

Questions

What color is #D98E0C?: #D98E0C is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Fleur de Sel Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D98E0C?: The RGB value is 217, 142, 12: 217 red, 142 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D98E0C?: The complementary color is #0C57D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D98E0C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.