Information about #DFD2AD color

#DFD2AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DFD2AD belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(223, 210, 173) — 87.5% red, 82.4% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 20 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DFD2AD reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Old Ivory (#DCD1AE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Canterbury Clay (#E5D2AF) and Quarter Pavlova (#DED3B4).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 210, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DFD2AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DFD2AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DFD2AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DFD2AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DFD2AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFD2AD
  • RGB223, 210, 173
  • CMYK0, 5, 20, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 210, 173)
  • HSL44°, 44%, 78%
  • HSL Precise44.4°, 43.86%, 77.647%
  • HSV44°, 22%, 87%
  • HSB44°, 22%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.824, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.824, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.824, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFD2AD
  • DECIMAL ID14668461
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01