D2B48C (tan) — RGB, HSL, CMYK and Contrast

Q: What text colour should sit on D2B48C?

Black gives 10.65:1 and white gives 1.97:1, so black wins at 10.65:1. That clears the 4.5:1 AA threshold for normal text and the 7:1 AAA threshold as well.

Every value recomputed from the hex code · WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios

A orange at 69% lightness and 44% saturation, which puts it at 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black. The tables below give the notation conversions, the tints and shades that keep the hue intact, and the harmonies that pair with it.

D2B48C

Notation conversions

Notation	Value
HEX	`D2B48C`
RGB	rgb(210, 180, 140)
HSL	hsl(34, 44%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 18%)
Relative luminance	0.4824
Perceived brightness	72.3 / 100

R=210 G=180 B=140 · hue 34.3° · saturation 43.7% · lightness 68.6%

Contrast against pure white and pure black

Pair this colour with the two extremes to see which is the safer text partner. AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA raises that to 7:1 and 4.5:1.

Against	Hex	Ratio	AA text	AA large	AAA text
#FFFFFF	`white`	1.97:1	fail	fail	fail
#000000	`black`	10.65:1	pass	pass	pass

Tints and shades

Lightness moves in ten-point steps while hue and saturation stay fixed, which keeps the colour recognisable in a scale. The last column is the ratio against white text, useful for deciding where a scale stops working as a background.

Step	Hex	HSL	vs white text
shade -30	`#8e6937`	hsl(34, 44%, 39%)	4.97:1
shade -20	`#b28446`	hsl(34, 44%, 49%)	3.34:1
shade -10	`#c49c67`	hsl(34, 44%, 59%)	2.53:1
tint +10	`#e0ccb1`	hsl(34, 44%, 79%)	1.56:1
tint +20	`#efe4d5`	hsl(34, 44%, 89%)	1.26:1
tint +30	`#fdfcfa`	hsl(34, 44%, 99%)	1.03:1

Harmonies

Scheme	Hex
Complementary	`#8caad2`
Analogous −30	`#d2918c`
Analogous +30	`#cdd28c`
Triadic −120	`#b48cd2`
Triadic +120	`#8cd2b4`

Take the channels apart and the numbers hold together: 210, 180 and 140 average 177, the strongest channel is 210 and the weakest 140, and that span is what pushes saturation to 43.7% at hue 34.3° and lightness 68.6%. Luminance 0.4824 with perceived brightness 72.3 out of 100 is why the white ratio (1.97:1) and the black ratio (10.65:1) diverge by 8.68. Entry 13 of 69, it steps to #8e6937 at minus thirty and #fdfcfa at plus thirty.

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Frequently asked questions

What text colour should sit on D2B48C?
Black gives 10.65:1 and white gives 1.97:1, so black wins at 10.65:1. That clears the 4.5:1 AA threshold for normal text and the 7:1 AAA threshold as well.

Do the CMYK numbers match a print workflow?
They are the naive conversion from RGB, which assumes no ink limit, no colour profile and no black generation strategy. Real print work needs a profile-aware conversion; the values here are the ones the converter reports and are best used as a starting point for a designer rather than a press-ready separations file.

Convert any other colour, or test a pair against each other, in the ColrShift colour converter and contrast checker. The colour library groups every entry on this site by hue family.