What color is #DFD9C2?

#DFD9C2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD9C2?

The RGB value is 223, 217, 194: 223 red, 217 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9C2?

The complementary color is #C2C8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD9C2 color

#DFD9C2 rgb(223, 217, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFD9C2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 76.1% blue (223, 217, 194).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#DFD9C2 color codes

HEX	`#DFD9C2`
RGB	`rgb(223, 217, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.61, -1.8, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.61, 12.2, 98.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.981, 69.209, 60.964)`
Decimal	`14670274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD9C2, 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 #DFD9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #DFD9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd9c2; }
.text { color: #dfd9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 217 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd9c2, #d6dfc2); }

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Questions

What color is #DFD9C2?: #DFD9C2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD9C2?: The RGB value is 223, 217, 194: 223 red, 217 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD9C2?: The complementary color is #C2C8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.