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#D5AE81 Color

#D5AE81 is rgb(213, 174, 129) in RGB, hsl(32, 50%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 39%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D5AE81
HEX#D5AE81
RGBrgb(213, 174, 129)
HSLhsl(32, 50%, 67%)
HSVhsv(32, 39%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 39%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.075 70.4)
LABlab(73.86% 10.21 28.76)
LCHlch(73.86% 30.52 70.45)

What #D5AE81 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D5AE81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#D5AE81 Channel Values

How #D5AE81 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 213 · G 174 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 50% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 39% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 39% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D5AE81 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D5AE81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D5AE81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #D5AE81

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D5AE81.

How #D5AE81 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D5AE81
Protanopia#B5B581
Protanomaly#C3B381
Deuteranopia#BCBC7F
Deuteranomaly#C7B780
Tritanopia#D9A9A9
Tritanomaly#D7AB9B
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D5AE81 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d5ae81: #D5AE81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D5AE81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d5ae81': '#D5AE81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.682, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_d5ae81">#D5AE81</color>
SVG fillfill="#D5AE81"

More Orange Colors

#D5AE81 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D5AE81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D5AE81?

#D5AE81 is a light orange — rgb(213, 174, 129) in RGB and hsl(32, 50%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.92.

What is the RGB value of #D5AE81?

#D5AE81 is rgb(213, 174, 129) — red 213, green 174, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D5AE81?

#D5AE81 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 39%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D5AE81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D5AE81 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D5AE81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D5AE81 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 3.92, which is very hard to tell apart.

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