What color is #DCBFB1?

#DCBFB1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBFB1?

The RGB value is 220, 191, 177: 220 red, 191 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBFB1?

The complementary color is #B1CEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBFB1 color

#DCBFB1 rgb(220, 191, 177)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCBFB1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.9% green and 69.4% blue (220, 191, 177).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 38% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#DCBFB1 color codes

HEX	`#DCBFB1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 191, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 74.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 38%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.42, 8.09, 10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.42, 13.54, 53.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.082, 55.653, 49.374)`
Decimal	`14466993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBFB1, 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 #DCBFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #DCBFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbfb1; }
.text { color: #dcbfb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbfb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 191 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbfb1, #dcd5b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCBFB1?: #DCBFB1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBFB1?: The RGB value is 220, 191, 177: 220 red, 191 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBFB1?: The complementary color is #B1CEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.