#DFCBBE

sRGB: 223 / 203 / 190

Thunderous oceans reshape eternity
Majestic waterfalls shimmer across boundless heavens
Eternal flames transcend the limits of dreams

#DFCBBE belongs to the orange family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 223 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 23.6° lands in the orange region. Its 34.0% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 81.0% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (13.42:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 223, 203, 190
HSL: 23.64°, 34.02%, 80.98%
HSV / HSB: 23.64°, 14.80%, 87.45%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 8.97%, 14.80%, 12.55%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 61.079, 62.118, 57.489
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 82.976, 4.854, 9.011
WCAG relative luminance: 0.62118
24-bit decimal: 14666686

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #DFCBBE in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 13.42:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.56:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#BED2DF sits half a turn (180°) from #DFCBBE on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#DFCBBE #BED2DF

Analogous

#DFBEC2 and #DFDBBE sit 30° to either side of #DFCBBE. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#DFBEC2 #DFCBBE #DFDBBE

Triadic

#DFCBBE, #BEDFCB and #CBBEDF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#DFCBBE #BEDFCB #CBBEDF

Split complementary

Start at #DFCBBE and look across the wheel. #BEDFDB and #BEC2DF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#DFCBBE #BEDFDB #BEC2DF

Square

Starting with #DFCBBE, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #C2DFBE, #BED2DF, then #DBBEDF. Across the square, #DFCBBE pairs with #BED2DF, and #C2DFBE with #DBBEDF.

#DFCBBE #C2DFBE #BED2DF #DBBEDF

Tetradic

#DFCBBE and #BED2DF are opposites, as are #D2DFBE and #CBBEDF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#DFCBBE #D2DFBE #BED2DF #CBBEDF

Tints

Mixing #DFCBBE with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E5D5CB, keeps 80% of the original. By #F9F5F2, the mixture is 80% white.

#DFCBBE #E5D5CB #ECE0D8 #F2EAE5 #F9F5F2 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #DFCBBE with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B2A298, keeps 80% of the original. By #2D2926, the mixture is 80% black.

#DFCBBE #B2A298 #867A72 #59514C #2D2926 #000000

Tones

Mixing #DFCBBE with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCBCB2, keeps 80% of the original. By #938F8C, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#DFCBBE #CCBCB2 #B9ADA5 #A69E99 #938F8C #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#DFCBBE

RGB

rgb(223 203 190)

HSL

hsl(23.636 34.021% 80.980%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #DFCBBE;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#DFCBBE uses 223 red, 203 green and 190 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 87.5%

Green 79.6%

Blue 74.5%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #DFCBBE is 0.0% cyan, 9.0% magenta, 14.8% yellow and 12.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 9.0%

Yellow 14.8%

Black 12.5%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDCCBB. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DCB in CSS. For a modern design, keep #DFCBBE when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #DDCCBB Nearest web-safe: #CCCCCC

Gradient to complement

#DFCBBE #DACCC4 #D4CDC9 #CFCFCF #C9D0D4 #C4D1DA #BED2DF

Color vision previews

Compare how #DFCBBE appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#D1CCBD

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#D5D0BE

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#E6C7C7

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D6CCBD

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D8CEBE

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E0CAC2

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#CFCFCF

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#D7CDC7

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.73791 G 0.59720 B 0.51492

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.86127 G 0.79885 B 0.75139

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.71293 G 0.60187 B 0.52468

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.338 y 0.344 Y 62.118

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 12.549 M % 20.392 Y % 25.490

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11011111 11001011 10111110