What color is #DFD5B3?

#DFD5B3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD5B3?

The RGB value is 223, 213, 179: 223 red, 213 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD5B3?

The complementary color is #B3BDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD5B3 color

#DFD5B3 rgb(223, 213, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFD5B3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.5% green and 70.2% blue (223, 213, 179).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 41% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#DFD5B3 color codes

HEX	`#DFD5B3`
RGB	`rgb(223, 213, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 41%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.27, -2.02, 18.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.27, 18.18, 96.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.362, 66.532, 52.196)`
Decimal	`14669235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD5B3, 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 #DFD5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #DFD5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd5b3; }
.text { color: #dfd5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 213 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd5b3, #d3dfb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DFD5B3?: #DFD5B3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD5B3?: The RGB value is 223, 213, 179: 223 red, 213 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD5B3?: The complementary color is #B3BDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.