What color is #DFAD51?

#DFAD51 is a moderate orange known as Cheese Wiz. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cheese Wiz?

The RGB value is 223, 173, 81: 223 red, 173 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cheese Wiz?

The complementary color is #5183DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFAD51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cheese Wiz color: hex code #DFAD51

#DFAD51 rgb(223, 173, 81)

Shades of orange

Cheese Wiz has the hex code #DFAD51. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 67.8% green and 31.8% blue (223, 173, 81).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 69% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 64% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

Cheese Wiz (#DFAD51) color codes

HEX	`#DFAD51`
RGB	`rgb(223, 173, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 67.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 69%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 64%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, 8.55, 53.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 53.78, 80.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.863, 46.172, 14.227)`
Decimal	`14658897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cheese Wiz, 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 #DFAD51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFAD51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #DFAD51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfad51; }
.text { color: #dfad51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfad51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 173 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfad51, #cadf51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #DFAD51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DFAD51?: #DFAD51 is a moderate orange known as Cheese Wiz. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cheese Wiz?: The RGB value is 223, 173, 81: 223 red, 173 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cheese Wiz?: The complementary color is #5183DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFAD51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.