What color is #DFB9AA?

#DFB9AA 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 #DFB9AA?

The RGB value is 223, 185, 170: 223 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB9AA?

The complementary color is #AAD0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB9AA color

#DFB9AA rgb(223, 185, 170)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DFB9AA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (223, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 24% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Prosciutto (#E0B4A4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#DFB9AA color codes

HEX	`#DFB9AA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 24%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.05, 11.38, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.05, 17.07, 48.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.037, 53.29, 45.409)`
Decimal	`14662058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB9AA, 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 #DFB9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #DFB9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb9aa; }
.text { color: #dfb9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb9aa, #dfd3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DFB9AA?: #DFB9AA 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 #DFB9AA?: The RGB value is 223, 185, 170: 223 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB9AA?: The complementary color is #AAD0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.