What color is #DBA385?

#DBA385 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 #DBA385?

The RGB value is 219, 163, 133: 219 red, 163 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBA385?

The complementary color is #85BDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBA385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBA385 color

#DBA385 rgb(219, 163, 133)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DBA385 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 63.9% green and 52.2% blue (219, 163, 133).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 54% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 39% yellow and 14% 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 9.59:1).

#DBA385 color codes

HEX	`#DBA385`
RGB	`rgb(219, 163, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 63.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 54%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 39%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 39%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, 16.86, 23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 29.07, 54.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.546, 42.951, 28.024)`
Decimal	`14394245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBA385, 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 #DBA385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBA385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #DBA385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dba385; }
.text { color: #dba385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dba385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 163 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dba385, #dbce85); }

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Questions

What color is #DBA385?: #DBA385 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 #DBA385?: The RGB value is 219, 163, 133: 219 red, 163 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBA385?: The complementary color is #85BDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBA385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.