What color is #D9B482?

#D9B482 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burlywood. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B482?

The RGB value is 217, 180, 130: 217 red, 180 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B482?

The complementary color is #82A7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9B482 color

#D9B482 rgb(217, 180, 130)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9B482 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 70.6% green and 51% blue (217, 180, 130).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 53% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 40% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Burlywood (#DEB887), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#D9B482 color codes

HEX	`#D9B482`
RGB	`rgb(217, 180, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 70.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 53%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 40%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.46, 6.62, 30.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.46, 31.22, 77.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.967, 49.008, 27.995)`
Decimal	`14267522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B482, 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 #D9B482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #D9B482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b482; }
.text { color: #d9b482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 180 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b482, #d3d982); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9B482?: #D9B482 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burlywood. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B482?: The RGB value is 217, 180, 130: 217 red, 180 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B482?: The complementary color is #82A7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.