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#DFDCC8 Color

#DFDCC8 is rgb(223, 220, 200) in RGB, hsl(52, 26%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bone (#E3DAC9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFDCC8
HEX#DFDCC8
RGBrgb(223, 220, 200)
HSLhsl(52, 26%, 83%)
HSVhsv(52, 10%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.027 99.9)
LABlab(87.59% -1.47 10.25)
LCHlch(87.59% 10.36 98.17)

What #DFDCC8 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 #DFDCC8, 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.

#DFDCC8 Channel Values

How #DFDCC8 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 220 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 26% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 10% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 10% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFDCC8 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFDCC8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFDCC8; 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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Tints & Shades of #DFDCC8

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 #DFDCC8.

How #DFDCC8 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#DFDCC8
Protanopia#DDDDC8
Protanomaly#DEDCC8
Deuteranopia#DDDDC8
Deuteranomaly#DEDDC8
Tritanopia#E1DADA
Tritanomaly#E0DBD3
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFDCC8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfdcc8: #DFDCC8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFDCC8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfdcc8': '#DFDCC8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.863, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_dfdcc8">#DFDCC8</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFDCC8"

More Yellow Colors

#DFDCC8 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFDCC8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFDCC8?

#DFDCC8 is a lightest yellow — rgb(223, 220, 200) in RGB and hsl(52, 26%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bone (#E3DAC9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.64.

What is the RGB value of #DFDCC8?

#DFDCC8 is rgb(223, 220, 200) — red 223, green 220, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFDCC8?

#DFDCC8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFDCC8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFDCC8 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFDCC8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFDCC8 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 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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