What color is #DCBFAF?

#DCBFAF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBFAF?

The RGB value is 220, 191, 175: 220 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBFAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCBFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBFAF color

#DCBFAF rgb(220, 191, 175)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCBFAF is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.9% green and 68.6% blue (220, 191, 175).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#DCBFAF color codes

HEX	`#DCBFAF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 191, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 74.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, 7.8, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 14.2, 56.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.884, 55.574, 48.332)`
Decimal	`14466991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBFAF, 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 #DCBFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #DCBFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbfaf; }
.text { color: #dcbfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 191 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbfaf, #dcd6af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DCBFAF?: #DCBFAF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBFAF?: The RGB value is 220, 191, 175: 220 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBFAF?: The complementary color is #AFCCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.