What color is #DFB89B?

#DFB89B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fabulous Fawn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFB89B?

The RGB value is 223, 184, 155: 223 red, 184 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB89B?

The complementary color is #9BC2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB89B color

#DFB89B rgb(223, 184, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFB89B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 72.2% green and 60.8% blue (223, 184, 155).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 30% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fabulous Fawn (#E5C1A3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#DFB89B color codes

HEX	`#DFB89B`
RGB	`rgb(223, 184, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 72.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 30%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, 9.86, 20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 22.31, 63.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.489, 52.338, 38.289)`
Decimal	`14661787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB89B, 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 #DFB89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #DFB89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb89b; }
.text { color: #dfb89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 184 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb89b, #dfda9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFB89B?: #DFB89B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fabulous Fawn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFB89B?: The RGB value is 223, 184, 155: 223 red, 184 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB89B?: The complementary color is #9BC2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.