Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#DFCCC3

#DFCCC3 is a warm orange HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 204, 195, HSL 19, 30%, 82%, has luminance 0.6281, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#DFCCC3 Sample readable text
HEX #DFCCC3
RGB rgb(223, 204, 195)
HSL hsl(19 30% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 13, 13)
Luminance 0.6281
Contrast Black 13.56:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-dfccc3: #DFCCC3;
.background-dfccc3 { background-color: #DFCCC3; }
.text-dfccc3 { color: #DFCCC3; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6281
Black text13.56:1AA Pass
White text1.55:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#DFCCC3","rgb":[223,204,195],"hsl":[19,30,82],"cmyk":[0,9,13,13],"luminance":0.6281,"contrast":{"black":13.56,"white":1.55}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.24,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFDAC3","hex":"#DFDAC3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.95,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dfccc3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#C3D6DF","analogous":["#DFC3C8","#DFDAC3"],"triadic":["#C3DFCC","#CCC3DF"],"tetradic":["#C8DFC3","#C3D6DF","#DAC3DF"],"splitComplementary":["#C3DFDA","#C3C8DF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DFCCC3","#BF9988"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#BF9988","saturated":"#E9C8B9","desaturated":"#D5D0CD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFDCCC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":15.748015748023622},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":20.83266665599966}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #DFCCC3

#DFCCC3 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DFCCC3 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 223, 204, and 195, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 30% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.6281, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.56:1AA Pass
White text1.55:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFCCC3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.56:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
Quartz#000000 text · best 15.24:1#E7D9D1
Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9
#DFDAC3#000000 text · best 14.95:1#DFDAC3
Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Generated Palette

#DFCCC3#DFCCC3
#C3D6DF#C3D6DF
#DFC3C8#DFC3C8
#DFDAC3#DFDAC3
White#FFFFFF
#BF9988#BF9988

Color Harmonies

#C3D6DF#C3D6DF
#DFC3C8#DFC3C8
#DFDAC3#DFDAC3
#C3DFCC#C3DFCC
#CCC3DF#CCC3DF

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#BF9988#BF9988
#E9C8B9#E9C8B9
#D5D0CD#D5D0CD
White#FFFFFF
#FFDCCC#FFDCCC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4
Oat#D8CAB8
Bone#E3DAC9
Quartz#E7D9D1
Feldspar#F0CDB7

Related HEX Guides

Limestone colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8D2C4.Oat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8CAB8.Bone colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E3DAC9.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#DFCCC3 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.