What color is #DFD7C8?

#DFD7C8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD7C8?

The RGB value is 223, 215, 200: 223 red, 215 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD7C8?

The complementary color is #C8D0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD7C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD7C8 color

#DFD7C8 rgb(223, 215, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFD7C8 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.3% green and 78.4% blue (223, 215, 200).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Bone (#E0D7C6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#DFD7C8 color codes

HEX	`#DFD7C8`
RGB	`rgb(223, 215, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 84.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.24, 0.2, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.24, 8.38, 88.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.156, 68.46, 64.414)`
Decimal	`14669768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD7C8, 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 #DFD7C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD7C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #DFD7C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd7c8; }
.text { color: #dfd7c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd7c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 215 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd7c8, #dbdfc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFD7C8?: #DFD7C8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD7C8?: The RGB value is 223, 215, 200: 223 red, 215 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD7C8?: The complementary color is #C8D0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD7C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.