What color is #DFDAC1?

#DFDAC1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDAC1?

The RGB value is 223, 218, 193: 223 red, 218 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDAC1?

The complementary color is #C1C6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDAC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDAC1 color

#DFDAC1 rgb(223, 218, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFDAC1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.5% green and 75.7% blue (223, 218, 193).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 32% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#DFDAC1 color codes

HEX	`#DFDAC1`
RGB	`rgb(223, 218, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 32%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.84, -2.47, 12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.84, 13.16, 100.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.128, 69.682, 60.461)`
Decimal	`14670529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDAC1, 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 #DFDAC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDAC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #DFDAC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdac1; }
.text { color: #dfdac1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdac1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 218 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdac1, #d5dfc1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DFDAC1?: #DFDAC1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDAC1?: The RGB value is 223, 218, 193: 223 red, 218 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDAC1?: The complementary color is #C1C6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDAC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.