What color is #DFDEC0?

#DFDEC0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDEC0?

The RGB value is 223, 222, 192: 223 red, 222 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDEC0?

The complementary color is #C0C1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDEC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDEC0 color

#DFDEC0 rgb(223, 222, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFDEC0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.1% green and 75.3% blue (223, 222, 192).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#DFDEC0 color codes

HEX	`#DFDEC0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 222, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.84, -4.68, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.84, 15.58, 107.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.066, 71.737, 60.225)`
Decimal	`14671552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDEC0, 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 #DFDEC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDEC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #DFDEC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdec0; }
.text { color: #dfdec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 222 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdec0, #d1dfc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFDEC0?: #DFDEC0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDEC0?: The RGB value is 223, 222, 192: 223 red, 222 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDEC0?: The complementary color is #C0C1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDEC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.