What color is #DFD6AF?

#DFD6AF 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 #DFD6AF?

The RGB value is 223, 214, 175: 223 red, 214 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD6AF?

The complementary color is #AFB8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD6AF color

#DFD6AF rgb(223, 214, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFD6AF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.9% green and 68.6% blue (223, 214, 175).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 43% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% 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 14.38:1).

#DFD6AF color codes

HEX	`#DFD6AF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 214, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 43%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.44, -3.12, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.44, 20.65, 98.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.216, 66.877, 50.18)`
Decimal	`14669487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD6AF, 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 #DFD6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #DFD6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd6af; }
.text { color: #dfd6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 214 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd6af, #d0dfaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DFD6AF?: #DFD6AF 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 #DFD6AF?: The RGB value is 223, 214, 175: 223 red, 214 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD6AF?: The complementary color is #AFB8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.