What color is #DFCF87?

#DFCF87 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCF87?

The RGB value is 223, 207, 135: 223 red, 207 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCF87?

The complementary color is #8797DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCF87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCF87 color

#DFCF87 rgb(223, 207, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFCF87 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 81.2% green and 52.9% blue (223, 207, 135).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 58% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#DFCF87 color codes

HEX	`#DFCF87`
RGB	`rgb(223, 207, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 81.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 58%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.95, -4.56, 37.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.95, 38.06, 96.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.119, 62.065, 31.888)`
Decimal	`14667655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCF87, 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 #DFCF87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCF87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #DFCF87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcf87; }
.text { color: #dfcf87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcf87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 207 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcf87, #c3df87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DFCF87?: #DFCF87 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCF87?: The RGB value is 223, 207, 135: 223 red, 207 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCF87?: The complementary color is #8797DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCF87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.