What color is #DAA790?

#DAA790 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAA790?

The RGB value is 218, 167, 144: 218 red, 167 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA790?

The complementary color is #90C3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA790 color

#DAA790 rgb(218, 167, 144)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DAA790 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 65.5% green and 56.5% blue (218, 167, 144).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 50% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 34% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Apricotta (#D8A48F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#DAA790 color codes

HEX	`#DAA790`
RGB	`rgb(218, 167, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 65.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 50%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 34%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.6, 15.63, 19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.6, 24.72, 50.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.767, 44.559, 32.465)`
Decimal	`14329744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA790, 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 #DAA790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #DAA790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa790; }
.text { color: #daa790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 167 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa790, #dacc90); }

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Questions

What color is #DAA790?: #DAA790 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAA790?: The RGB value is 218, 167, 144: 218 red, 167 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA790?: The complementary color is #90C3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.