What color is #DFAB82?

#DFAB82 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Manhattan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFAB82?

The RGB value is 223, 171, 130: 223 red, 171 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFAB82?

The complementary color is #82B6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFAB82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFAB82 color

#DFAB82 rgb(223, 171, 130)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DFAB82 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 67.1% green and 51% blue (223, 171, 130).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 59% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Manhattan (#E2AF80), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#DFAB82 color codes

HEX	`#DFAB82`
RGB	`rgb(223, 171, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 67.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 59%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 42%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.82, 13.82, 28.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.82, 31.63, 64.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.025, 46.428, 27.494)`
Decimal	`14658434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFAB82, 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 #DFAB82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFAB82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #DFAB82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfab82; }
.text { color: #dfab82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfab82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 171 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfab82, #dfd982); }

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Questions

What color is #DFAB82?: #DFAB82 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Manhattan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFAB82?: The RGB value is 223, 171, 130: 223 red, 171 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFAB82?: The complementary color is #82B6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFAB82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.