What color is #DFD4C4?

#DFD4C4 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wheat Sheaf?

The RGB value is 223, 212, 196: 223 red, 212 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wheat Sheaf?

The complementary color is #C4CFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wheat Sheaf color: hex code #DFD4C4

#DFD4C4 rgb(223, 212, 196)

Shades of beige

Wheat Sheaf has the hex code #DFD4C4. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.1% green and 76.9% blue (223, 212, 196).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 30% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

Wheat Sheaf (#DFD4C4) color codes

HEX	`#DFD4C4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 212, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 30%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.38, 1.11, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.38, 9.33, 83.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.938, 66.761, 61.732)`
Decimal	`14668996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wheat Sheaf, 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 #DFD4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #DFD4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd4c4; }
.text { color: #dfd4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 212 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd4c4, #dcdfc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #DFD4C4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DFD4C4?: #DFD4C4 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wheat Sheaf?: The RGB value is 223, 212, 196: 223 red, 212 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wheat Sheaf?: The complementary color is #C4CFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.