What color is #DFAC4C?

#DFAC4C is a moderate orange known as Brass Buttons. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brass Buttons?

The RGB value is 223, 172, 76: 223 red, 172 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brass Buttons?

The complementary color is #4C7FDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFAC4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brass Buttons color: hex code #DFAC4C

#DFAC4C rgb(223, 172, 76)

Shades of orange

Brass Buttons has the hex code #DFAC4C. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 67.5% green and 29.8% blue (223, 172, 76).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 70% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 66% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

Brass Buttons (#DFAC4C) color codes

HEX	`#DFAC4C`
RGB	`rgb(223, 172, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 67.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 70%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 66%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 66%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.36, 8.77, 55.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.36, 55.75, 80.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.491, 45.718, 13.212)`
Decimal	`14658636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brass Buttons, 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 #DFAC4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFAC4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #DFAC4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfac4c; }
.text { color: #dfac4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfac4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 172 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfac4c, #c8df4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #DFAC4C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DFAC4C?: #DFAC4C is a moderate orange known as Brass Buttons. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brass Buttons?: The RGB value is 223, 172, 76: 223 red, 172 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brass Buttons?: The complementary color is #4C7FDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFAC4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.