What color is #DFD3A4?

#DFD3A4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD3A4?

The RGB value is 223, 211, 164: 223 red, 211 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD3A4?

The complementary color is #A4B0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD3A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD3A4 color

#DFD3A4 rgb(223, 211, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFD3A4 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 82.7% green and 64.3% blue (223, 211, 164).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#DFD3A4 color codes

HEX	`#DFD3A4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 211, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 82.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.46, -3.09, 24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.46, 25.01, 97.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.427, 64.958, 44.47)`
Decimal	`14668708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD3A4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DFD3A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD3A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DFD3A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd3a4; }
.text { color: #dfd3a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd3a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 211 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd3a4, #cedfa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DFD3A4?: #DFD3A4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD3A4?: The RGB value is 223, 211, 164: 223 red, 211 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD3A4?: The complementary color is #A4B0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD3A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.