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#DF9D5B Coffee Whip

#DF9D5B is a light, moderately saturated orange named Coffee Whip. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 61.6% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(223, 157, 91)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 67% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 59% yellow and 13% black. #DF9D5B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.11:1.

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Variations of #DF9D5B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DF9D5B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DF9D5B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DF9D5B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2B15C
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2A255
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0A257
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2B15C
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAAA5B
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F18E8D
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E69775
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAA79C

#DF9D5B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.30:1 Very poor#DF9D5B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.11:1 Very good#DF9D5B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DF9D5B in CSS

/* Coffee Whip */
.color { color: #DF9D5B; }
.background { background-color: #DF9D5B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DF9D5B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 157 91);
color: hsl(30 67% 62%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.114 64.5);

#DF9D5B FAQ

What color is #DF9D5B?

#DF9D5B is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Coffee Whip. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DF9D5B?

#DF9D5B is rgb(223, 157, 91) in RGB, hsl(30, 67%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 59%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DF9D5B?

The complementary color of #DF9D5B is #5B9DDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DF9D5B?

Black text has the best contrast on #DF9D5B: 9.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DF9D5B a warm or cool color?

#DF9D5B is a warm color.