What color is #DFA387?

#DFA387 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFA387?

The RGB value is 223, 163, 135: 223 red, 163 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFA387?

The complementary color is #87C3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFA387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFA387 color

#DFA387 rgb(223, 163, 135)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DFA387 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 63.9% green and 52.9% blue (223, 163, 135).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 58% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 39% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Apricotta (#D8A48F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#DFA387 color codes

HEX	`#DFA387`
RGB	`rgb(223, 163, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 63.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 58%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 39%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, 18.67, 23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 29.85, 51.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.904, 43.635, 28.816)`
Decimal	`14656391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFA387, 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 #DFA387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFA387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #DFA387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfa387; }
.text { color: #dfa387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfa387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 163 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfa387, #dfcf87); }

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Questions

What color is #DFA387?: #DFA387 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFA387?: The RGB value is 223, 163, 135: 223 red, 163 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFA387?: The complementary color is #87C3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFA387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.