What color is #DFB5A5?

#DFB5A5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFB5A5?

The RGB value is 223, 181, 165: 223 red, 181 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB5A5?

The complementary color is #A5CFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB5A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB5A5 color

#DFB5A5 rgb(223, 181, 165)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DFB5A5 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 71% green and 64.7% blue (223, 181, 165).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Prosciutto (#E0B4A4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#DFB5A5 color codes

HEX	`#DFB5A5`
RGB	`rgb(223, 181, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 71%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 26%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, 12.81, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 18.89, 47.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.748, 51.455, 42.691)`
Decimal	`14661029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB5A5, 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 #DFB5A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB5A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #DFB5A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb5a5; }
.text { color: #dfb5a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb5a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 181 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb5a5, #dfd2a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFB5A5?: #DFB5A5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFB5A5?: The RGB value is 223, 181, 165: 223 red, 181 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB5A5?: The complementary color is #A5CFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB5A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.