What color is #DAA14B?

#DAA14B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Espresso Crema. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAA14B?

The RGB value is 218, 161, 75: 218 red, 161 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA14B?

The complementary color is #4B84DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA14B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA14B color

#DAA14B rgb(218, 161, 75)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DAA14B is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 63.1% green and 29.4% blue (218, 161, 75).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 66% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 66% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Crema (#D09C43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#DAA14B color codes

HEX	`#DAA14B`
RGB	`rgb(218, 161, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 63.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 66%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 66%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 66%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.11, 12.47, 51.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.11, 53.29, 76.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.931, 40.906, 12.29)`
Decimal	`14328139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA14B, 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 #DAA14B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA14B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #DAA14B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa14b; }
.text { color: #daa14b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa14b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 161 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa14b, #ccda4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

Questions

What color is #DAA14B?: #DAA14B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Espresso Crema. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAA14B?: The RGB value is 218, 161, 75: 218 red, 161 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA14B?: The complementary color is #4B84DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA14B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.