What color is #DFC685?

#DFC685 is a light, moderate orange known as 24 Karat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of 24 Karat?

The RGB value is 223, 198, 133: 223 red, 198 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of 24 Karat?

The complementary color is #859EDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFC685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

24 Karat color: hex code #DFC685

#DFC685 rgb(223, 198, 133)

Shades of yellow

24 Karat has the hex code #DFC685. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 77.6% green and 52.2% blue (223, 198, 133).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 58% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 40% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

24 Karat (#DFC685) color codes

HEX	`#DFC685`
RGB	`rgb(223, 198, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 77.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 58%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 40%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.61, -0.13, 35.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.61, 35.79, 90.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.86, 57.772, 30.447)`
Decimal	`14665349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with 24 Karat, 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 #DFC685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFC685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #DFC685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfc685; }
.text { color: #dfc685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 198 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfc685, #cbdf85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #DFC685 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DFC685?: #DFC685 is a light, moderate orange known as 24 Karat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of 24 Karat?: The RGB value is 223, 198, 133: 223 red, 198 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of 24 Karat?: The complementary color is #859EDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFC685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.