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#DFBD9A Color

#DFBD9A is rgb(223, 189, 154) in RGB, hsl(30, 52%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nude (#E3BC9A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFBD9A
HEX#DFBD9A
RGBrgb(223, 189, 154)
HSLhsl(30, 52%, 74%)
HSVhsv(30, 31%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.061 67.6)
LABlab(78.96% 8.84 22.51)
LCHlch(78.96% 24.18 68.56)

What #DFBD9A 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 #DFBD9A, 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.

#DFBD9A Channel Values

How #DFBD9A 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 189 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 52% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 31% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 31% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFBD9A 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFBD9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFBD9A; 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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Tints & Shades of #DFBD9A

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 #DFBD9A.

How #DFBD9A 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#DFBD9A
Protanopia#C3C39A
Protanomaly#CFC19A
Deuteranopia#C9C999
Deuteranomaly#D2C499
Tritanopia#E2B9B9
Tritanomaly#E1BBAD
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFBD9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfbd9a: #DFBD9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFBD9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfbd9a': '#DFBD9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.741, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_dfbd9a">#DFBD9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFBD9A"

More Orange Colors

#DFBD9A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFBD9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFBD9A?

#DFBD9A is a light orange — rgb(223, 189, 154) in RGB and hsl(30, 52%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nude (#E3BC9A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.09.

What is the RGB value of #DFBD9A?

#DFBD9A is rgb(223, 189, 154) — red 223, green 189, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFBD9A?

#DFBD9A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFBD9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFBD9A scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFBD9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFBD9A 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 4.72, which is very hard to tell apart.

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