What color is #DFE0D9?

#DFE0D9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE0D9?

The RGB value is 223, 224, 217: 223 red, 224 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE0D9?

The complementary color is #DAD9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE0D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE0D9 color

#DFE0D9 rgb(223, 224, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE0D9 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.8% green and 85.1% blue (223, 224, 217).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is White Bullet (#DFDFDA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#DFE0D9 color codes

HEX	`#DFE0D9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 224, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.93, -1.58, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.93, 3.66, 115.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.61, 74.009, 76.25)`
Decimal	`14672089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE0D9, 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 #DFE0D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE0D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	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 #DFE0D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe0d9; }
.text { color: #dfe0d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe0d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 224 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe0d9, #dce0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DFE0D9?: #DFE0D9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE0D9?: The RGB value is 223, 224, 217: 223 red, 224 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE0D9?: The complementary color is #DAD9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE0D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.