What color is #DFDA82?

#DFDA82 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garlic Toast. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDA82?

The RGB value is 223, 218, 130: 223 red, 218 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDA82?

The complementary color is #8287DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDA82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDA82 color

#DFDA82 rgb(223, 218, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFDA82 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.5% green and 51% blue (223, 218, 130).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 59% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Garlic Toast (#DDDD88), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#DFDA82 color codes

HEX	`#DFDA82`
RGB	`rgb(223, 218, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 59%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 42%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 42%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.73, -10.68, 43.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.73, 45.11, 103.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.533, 67.444, 30.997)`
Decimal	`14670466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDA82, 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 #DFDA82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDA82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #DFDA82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfda82; }
.text { color: #dfda82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfda82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 218 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfda82, #b6df82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DFDA82?: #DFDA82 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garlic Toast. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDA82?: The RGB value is 223, 218, 130: 223 red, 218 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDA82?: The complementary color is #8287DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDA82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.