What color is #DFD5C6?

#DFD5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shōji. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD5C6?

The RGB value is 223, 213, 198: 223 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD5C6?

The complementary color is #C6D0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD5C6 color

#DFD5C6 rgb(223, 213, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFD5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.5% green and 77.6% blue (223, 213, 198).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 28% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shōji (#DED5C7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#DFD5C6 color codes

HEX	`#DFD5C6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 213, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 28%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.68, 0.91, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.68, 8.69, 83.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.418, 67.354, 63.022)`
Decimal	`14669254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD5C6, 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 #DFD5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #DFD5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd5c6; }
.text { color: #dfd5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 213 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd5c6, #dcdfc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DFD5C6?: #DFD5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shōji. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD5C6?: The RGB value is 223, 213, 198: 223 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD5C6?: The complementary color is #C6D0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.