What color is #DFD7CE?

#DFD7CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Skyvory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD7CE?

The RGB value is 223, 215, 206: 223 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD7CE?

The complementary color is #CED6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD7CE color

#DFD7CE rgb(223, 215, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFD7CE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.3% green and 80.8% blue (223, 215, 206).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Skyvory (#DCD7CD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#DFD7CE color codes

HEX	`#DFD7CE`
RGB	`rgb(223, 215, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 84.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.38, 1.19, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.38, 5.54, 77.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.871, 68.746, 68.18)`
Decimal	`14669774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD7CE, 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 #DFD7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #DFD7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd7ce; }
.text { color: #dfd7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 215 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd7ce, #dfdfce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DFD7CE?: #DFD7CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Skyvory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD7CE?: The RGB value is 223, 215, 206: 223 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD7CE?: The complementary color is #CED6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.