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#DFD5BE Color

#DFD5BE is rgb(223, 213, 190) in RGB, hsl(42, 34%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oat (#DFD3C3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFD5BE
HEX#DFD5BE
RGBrgb(223, 213, 190)
HSLhsl(42, 34%, 81%)
HSVhsv(42, 15%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.033 87.3)
LABlab(85.63% 0.75 12.71)
LCHlch(85.63% 12.74 86.63)

What #DFD5BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DFD5BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DFD5BE Channel Values

How #DFD5BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 213 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 34% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 15% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 15% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFD5BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFD5BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFD5BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFD5BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DFD5BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFD5BE.

How #DFD5BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DFD5BE
Protanopia#D7D7BE
Protanomaly#DAD6BE
Deuteranopia#D8D8BE
Deuteranomaly#DBD7BE
Tritanopia#E2D2D2
Tritanomaly#E1D3CA
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFD5BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dfd5be: #DFD5BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFD5BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfd5be': '#DFD5BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.835, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_dfd5be">#DFD5BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFD5BE"

More Yellow Colors

#DFD5BE sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFD5BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFD5BE?

#DFD5BE is a lightest yellow — rgb(223, 213, 190) in RGB and hsl(42, 34%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oat (#DFD3C3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #DFD5BE?

#DFD5BE is rgb(223, 213, 190) — red 223, green 213, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFD5BE?

#DFD5BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFD5BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFD5BE scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFD5BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFD5BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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