What color is #DFC68C?

#DFC68C is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Sunspill. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFC68C?

The RGB value is 223, 198, 140: 223 red, 198 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFC68C?

The complementary color is #8CA5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFC68C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFC68C color

#DFC68C rgb(223, 198, 140)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFC68C is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 77.6% green and 54.9% blue (223, 198, 140).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 56% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 37% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sunspill (#DDC283), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#DFC68C color codes

HEX	`#DFC68C`
RGB	`rgb(223, 198, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 77.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 56%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 37%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 37%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.72, 0.65, 32.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.72, 32.32, 88.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.36, 57.972, 33.079)`
Decimal	`14665356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFC68C, 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 #DFC68C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFC68C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #DFC68C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfc68c; }
.text { color: #dfc68c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc68c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 198 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfc68c, #cfdf8c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DFC68C?: #DFC68C is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Sunspill. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFC68C?: The RGB value is 223, 198, 140: 223 red, 198 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFC68C?: The complementary color is #8CA5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFC68C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.