What color is #DFD2C9?

#DFD2C9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD2C9?

The RGB value is 223, 210, 201: 223 red, 210 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD2C9?

The complementary color is #C9D6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD2C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD2C9 color

#DFD2C9 rgb(223, 210, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFD2C9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 82.4% green and 78.8% blue (223, 210, 201).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Ice (#DFD2CA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#DFD2C9 color codes

HEX	`#DFD2C9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 210, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 82.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85, 2.96, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85, 6.75, 63.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.02, 65.999, 64.614)`
Decimal	`14668489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD2C9, 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 #DFD2C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD2C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #DFD2C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd2c9; }
.text { color: #dfd2c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd2c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 210 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd2c9, #dfddc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DFD2C9?: #DFD2C9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD2C9?: The RGB value is 223, 210, 201: 223 red, 210 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD2C9?: The complementary color is #C9D6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD2C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.