What color is #D9A386?

#D9A386 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Lunatic Lynx. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9A386?

The RGB value is 217, 163, 134: 217 red, 163 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9A386?

The complementary color is #86BCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9A386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9A386 color

#D9A386 rgb(217, 163, 134)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D9A386 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 63.9% green and 52.5% blue (217, 163, 134).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 52% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 38% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Lunatic Lynx (#DDAA88), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#D9A386 color codes

HEX	`#D9A386`
RGB	`rgb(217, 163, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 63.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 52%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 38%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, 16.19, 22.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 28, 54.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.017, 42.67, 28.362)`
Decimal	`14263174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9A386, 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 #D9A386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9A386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #D9A386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9a386; }
.text { color: #d9a386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9a386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 163 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9a386, #d9cc86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9A386?: #D9A386 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Lunatic Lynx. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9A386?: The RGB value is 217, 163, 134: 217 red, 163 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9A386?: The complementary color is #86BCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9A386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.