What color is #DFD8CF?

#DFD8CF 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 #DFD8CF?

The RGB value is 223, 216, 207: 223 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8CF?

The complementary color is #CFD6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD8CF color

#DFD8CF rgb(223, 216, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFD8CF is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 81.2% blue (223, 216, 207).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Skyvory (#DCD7CD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#DFD8CF color codes

HEX	`#DFD8CF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 216, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 84.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.65, 0.84, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.65, 5.35, 80.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.248, 69.305, 68.907)`
Decimal	`14670031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD8CF, 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 #DFD8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #DFD8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd8cf; }
.text { color: #dfd8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 216 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd8cf, #dedfcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DFD8CF?: #DFD8CF 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 #DFD8CF?: The RGB value is 223, 216, 207: 223 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD8CF?: The complementary color is #CFD6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.