What color is #DFE0D4?

#DFE0D4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE0D4?

The RGB value is 223, 224, 212: 223 red, 224 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE0D4?

The complementary color is #D5D4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE0D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE0D4 color

#DFE0D4 rgb(223, 224, 212)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFE0D4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.8% green and 83.1% blue (223, 224, 212).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 16% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Fish Ceviche (#E1E1D5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#DFE0D4 color codes

HEX	`#DFE0D4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 224, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 16%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 5%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.81, -2.44, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.81, 6.25, 113.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.969, 73.753, 72.877)`
Decimal	`14672084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE0D4, 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 #DFE0D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE0D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #DFE0D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe0d4; }
.text { color: #dfe0d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe0d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 224 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe0d4, #d9e0d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DFE0D4?: #DFE0D4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE0D4?: The RGB value is 223, 224, 212: 223 red, 224 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE0D4?: The complementary color is #D5D4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE0D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.