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#DFBC73 — Light Orange

#DFBC73 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DFBC73 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DFBC73 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7294DF; it also sits naturally between #DF8672 and #CBDF72. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFBC73 · RGB 223, 188, 115

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Color values

HEX#DFBC73
RGB223, 188, 115
HSL41°, 63%, 66%
HSV41°, 48%, 87%
CMYK0%, 16%, 48%, 13%
XYZ51.51, 52.89, 23.71
Yxy52.89, 0.4021, 0.4128
CIE-Lab77.81, 3.29, 41.41
Hunter Lab72.73, 3.08, 28.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 74% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 48% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DFBC73 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFBC73 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFBC73

.text { color: #DFBC73; }
.background { background-color: #DFBC73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBC73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBC73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBC73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBC73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBC73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBC73

#D9B159#D4A540#C3942C#AA8127#916E21#795B1B#604816#43320F#2A1F09#110D04

Tints of #DFBC73

#E2C27E#E5C88B#E7CE97#EAD4A4#EDDAB0#F0E0BC#F3E6C9#F6EBD5#F8F1E2#FBF7EE

Tones of #DFBC73

#D7B979#CFB781#C8B489#C0B191#B8AE99#B0ABA0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7294DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFBC73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBC73

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFBC73: ·

How #DFBC73 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D0D085Deuteranopia · #D2D589Tritanopia · #DD9396

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBC73 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB
Palette Faf8f1
#FAF8F1 · #FAEAB1 · #E5BA73 · #C58940
Silent Ruby Zephyr
#E85D35 · #E2C16F · #A5C61E · #7CE849
Palette D92243
#D92243 · #F69D39 · #E0C375 · #FFF5E5
Royal Breeze
#E5B876 · #C8831D · #A8711F · #724C13
Hidden Mosaic
#AA5131 · #E4BB79 · #D4D167 · #A2D43F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E0BB72#E5BA73#E2C16F#E0C375#E5B876#E4BB79#DFBA7B#DDBA7D#E9B872#D6C275#DFBB68#E5B46E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBC72  ·  #DFBC74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBC73?

#DFBC73 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 223, 188, 115). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBC73?

#DFBC73 is RGB 223, 188, 115 — HSL 41°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 48%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBC73?

Its complement is #7294DF; analogous partners are #DF8672 and #CBDF72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBC73 for text?

Black text on #DFBC73 has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.