What color is #DFE2C4?

#DFE2C4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE2C4?

The RGB value is 223, 226, 196: 223 red, 226 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE2C4?

The complementary color is #C7C4E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE2C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE2C4 color

#DFE2C4 rgb(223, 226, 196)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFE2C4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 88.6% green and 76.9% blue (223, 226, 196).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 34% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#DFE2C4 color codes

HEX	`#DFE2C4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 226, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 88.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 34%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.95, -6.1, 14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.95, 15.58, 113.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.59, 74.067, 62.949)`
Decimal	`14672580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE2C4, 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 #DFE2C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE2C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #DFE2C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe2c4; }
.text { color: #dfe2c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe2c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 226 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe2c4, #d0e2c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DFE2C4?: #DFE2C4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE2C4?: The RGB value is 223, 226, 196: 223 red, 226 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE2C4?: The complementary color is #C7C4E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE2C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.