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#DFC8A2

#dfc8a2 ≈ Wheat

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfc8a2 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 78.43% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 27.35% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 37.38°, with 48.8% saturation and 75.49% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.5961

Complementary

  1. #dfc8a2
  2. #a2b9df

Split complementary

  1. #dfc8a2
  2. #a2d7df
  3. #aaa2df

Analogous

  1. #dfaaa2
  2. #dfc8a2
  3. #d7dfa2

Triadic

  1. #dfc8a2
  2. #a2dfc8
  3. #c8a2df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc8a2
  2. #b9dfa2
  3. #a2b9df
  4. #c8a2df

Square

  1. #dfc8a2
  2. #a2dfaa
  3. #a2b9df
  4. #dfa2d7

Monochromatic

  1. #ad823b
  2. #cba669
  3. #dfc8a2
  4. #f3eadb
  5. #faf6f0

Shades

#dfc8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc8a2
  2. #c9b492
  3. #b2a082
  4. #9c8c71
  5. #867861
  6. #706451
  7. #595041
  8. #433c31
  9. #2d2820
  10. #161410
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc8a2
  2. #e2ceab
  3. #e5d3b5
  4. #e9d9be
  5. #ecdec7
  6. #efe4d1
  7. #f2e9da
  8. #f5efe3
  9. #f9f4ec
  10. #fcfaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc8a2
  2. #d6c19f
  3. #ccba9b
  4. #c3b298
  5. #b9ab94
  6. #b0a491
  7. #a69d8e
  8. #9d968a
  9. #938e87
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c8a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cda3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9c1be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c8a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbcba3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c4b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc8a2 {
  color: #dfc8a2;
}
Background
.bg-dfc8a2 {
  background-color: #dfc8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 200 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 49% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc8a2, #d7dfa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 200 162 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.24 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.38 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.63 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.93 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.44 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 6.86 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.16 #20375d Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Wheat
#dfc8a2  rgb(223, 200, 162)  hsl(37, 49%, 75%)  Wheat
#a2b9df  rgb(162, 185, 223)  hsl(217, 49%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#a2dfc8  rgb(162, 223, 200)  hsl(157, 49%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#c8a2df  rgb(200, 162, 223)  hsl(277, 49%, 75%)  Wisteria