What color is #DFD6CF?

#DFD6CF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD6CF?

The RGB value is 223, 214, 207: 223 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD6CF?

The complementary color is #CFD8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD6CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD6CF color

#DFD6CF rgb(223, 214, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFD6CF is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.9% green and 81.2% blue (223, 214, 207).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#DFD6CF color codes

HEX	`#DFD6CF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 214, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.15, 1.88, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.15, 4.92, 67.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.739, 68.287, 68.737)`
Decimal	`14669519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD6CF, 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 #DFD6CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD6CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #DFD6CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd6cf; }
.text { color: #dfd6cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd6cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 214 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd6cf, #dfdecf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DFD6CF?: #DFD6CF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD6CF?: The RGB value is 223, 214, 207: 223 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD6CF?: The complementary color is #CFD8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD6CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.