What color is #DFD8B9?

#DFD8B9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD8B9?

The RGB value is 223, 216, 185: 223 red, 216 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8B9?

The complementary color is #B9C0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD8B9 color

#DFD8B9 rgb(223, 216, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFD8B9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 72.5% blue (223, 216, 185).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sesame Seed (#E1D9B8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#DFD8B9 color codes

HEX	`#DFD8B9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 216, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 84.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.16, -2.68, 16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.16, 16.39, 99.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.744, 68.303, 55.715)`
Decimal	`14670009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD8B9, 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 #DFD8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #DFD8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd8b9; }
.text { color: #dfd8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 216 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd8b9, #d3dfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DFD8B9?: #DFD8B9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD8B9?: The RGB value is 223, 216, 185: 223 red, 216 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD8B9?: The complementary color is #B9C0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.