What color is #DFE1CD?

#DFE1CD is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE1CD?

The RGB value is 223, 225, 205: 223 red, 225 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE1CD?

The complementary color is #CFCDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE1CD color

#DFE1CD rgb(223, 225, 205)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFE1CD is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 88.2% green and 80.4% blue (223, 225, 205).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#DFE1CD color codes

HEX	`#DFE1CD`
RGB	`rgb(223, 225, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 88.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.9, -4.13, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.9, 10.41, 113.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.375, 73.946, 68.417)`
Decimal	`14672333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE1CD, 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 #DFE1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #DFE1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe1cd; }
.text { color: #dfe1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 225 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe1cd, #d5e1cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFE1CD?: #DFE1CD is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE1CD?: The RGB value is 223, 225, 205: 223 red, 225 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE1CD?: The complementary color is #CFCDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.