What color is #DFB5A0?

#DFB5A0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFB5A0?

The RGB value is 223, 181, 160: 223 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB5A0?

The complementary color is #A0CADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB5A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB5A0 color

#DFB5A0 rgb(223, 181, 160)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DFB5A0 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 71% green and 62.7% blue (223, 181, 160).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 50% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#DFB5A0 color codes

HEX	`#DFB5A0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 181, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 71%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 50%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 28%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, 12.12, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 20.42, 53.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.301, 51.276, 40.341)`
Decimal	`14661024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB5A0, 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 #DFB5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB5A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #DFB5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb5a0; }
.text { color: #dfb5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 181 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb5a0, #dfd5a0); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #DFB5A0?: #DFB5A0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFB5A0?: The RGB value is 223, 181, 160: 223 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB5A0?: The complementary color is #A0CADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB5A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.