What color is #DFDF9A?

#DFDF9A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDF9A?

The RGB value is 223, 223, 154: 223 red, 223 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDF9A?

The complementary color is #9A9ADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDF9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDF9A color

#DFDF9A rgb(223, 223, 154)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFDF9A is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green and 60.4% blue (223, 223, 154).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Celery Sceptre (#E1DF9A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#DFDF9A color codes

HEX	`#DFDF9A`
RGB	`rgb(223, 223, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.39, -10.48, 33.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.39, 35.49, 107.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.652, 70.797, 40.93)`
Decimal	`14671770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDF9A, 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 #DFDF9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDF9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #DFDF9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdf9a; }
.text { color: #dfdf9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdf9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 223 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdf9a, #bddf9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DFDF9A?: #DFDF9A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDF9A?: The RGB value is 223, 223, 154: 223 red, 223 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDF9A?: The complementary color is #9A9ADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDF9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.