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#DFB586 Color

#DFB586 is rgb(223, 181, 134) in RGB, hsl(32, 58%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 40%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFB586
HEX#DFB586
RGBrgb(223, 181, 134)
HSLhsl(32, 58%, 70%)
HSVhsv(32, 40%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 40%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.079 69.5)
LABlab(76.67% 11.11 30.01)
LCHlch(76.67% 32.00 69.69)

What #DFB586 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DFB586, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DFB586 Channel Values

How #DFB586 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 181 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 58% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 40% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 40% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFB586 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFB586

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFB586; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DFB586

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFB586.

How #DFB586 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DFB586
Protanopia#BDBD86
Protanomaly#CCBA86
Deuteranopia#C4C484
Deuteranomaly#CFBE85
Tritanopia#E3B0B0
Tritanomaly#E1B2A1
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFB586 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dfb586: #DFB586;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFB586;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfb586': '#DFB586' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.710, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_dfb586">#DFB586</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFB586"

More Orange Colors

#DFB586 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFB586 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFB586?

#DFB586 is a light orange — rgb(223, 181, 134) in RGB and hsl(32, 58%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.97.

What is the RGB value of #DFB586?

#DFB586 is rgb(223, 181, 134) — red 223, green 181, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFB586?

#DFB586 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 40%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFB586 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFB586 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFB586 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFB586 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 1.97, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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