What color is #DFD9CC?

#DFD9CC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noble Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD9CC?

The RGB value is 223, 217, 204: 223 red, 217 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9CC?

The complementary color is #CCD2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD9CC color

#DFD9CC rgb(223, 217, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFD9CC is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 80% blue (223, 217, 204).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Noble Cream (#E1DACE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#DFD9CC color codes

HEX	`#DFD9CC`
RGB	`rgb(223, 217, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.84, -0.18, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.84, 7.13, 91.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.142, 69.674, 67.079)`
Decimal	`14670284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD9CC, 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 #DFD9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #DFD9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd9cc; }
.text { color: #dfd9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 217 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd9cc, #dcdfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFD9CC?: #DFD9CC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noble Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD9CC?: The RGB value is 223, 217, 204: 223 red, 217 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD9CC?: The complementary color is #CCD2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.