What color is #DFE1CB?

#DFE1CB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE1CB?

The RGB value is 223, 225, 203: 223 red, 225 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE1CB?

The complementary color is #CDCBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE1CB color

#DFE1CB rgb(223, 225, 203)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFE1CB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 88.2% green and 79.6% blue (223, 225, 203).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#DFE1CB color codes

HEX	`#DFE1CB`
RGB	`rgb(223, 225, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 88.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.85, -4.46, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.85, 11.44, 112.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.135, 73.85, 67.153)`
Decimal	`14672331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE1CB, 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 #DFE1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #DFE1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe1cb; }
.text { color: #dfe1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 225 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe1cb, #d4e1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFE1CB?: #DFE1CB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE1CB?: The RGB value is 223, 225, 203: 223 red, 225 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE1CB?: The complementary color is #CDCBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.