What color is #FFDFB7?

#FFDFB7 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDFB7?

The RGB value is 255, 223, 183: 255 red, 223 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDFB7?

The complementary color is #B7D7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDFB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDFB7 color

#FFDFB7 rgb(255, 223, 183)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFDFB7 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 87.5% green and 71.8% blue (255, 223, 183).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastry (#F8DEB8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#FFDFB7 color codes

HEX	`#FFDFB7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 223, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 87.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.53, 5.25, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.53, 24.27, 77.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.176, 77.457, 55.729)`
Decimal	`16768951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDFB7, 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 #FFDFB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDFB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	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 #FFDFB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdfb7; }
.text { color: #ffdfb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdfb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 223 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdfb7, #fbffb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFDFB7?: #FFDFB7 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDFB7?: The RGB value is 255, 223, 183: 255 red, 223 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDFB7?: The complementary color is #B7D7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDFB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.