Colour

#DFD9B9

#DFD9B9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Blanched almond

#DFD9B9 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 217, 185 and HSL 51°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

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HEX#DFD9B9

RGBrgb(223, 217, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.851, 0.7255

RGB percentages87.5%, 85.1%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(50.5, 37.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 17%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 17%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,670,265

CSS custom property--colour: #DFD9B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.76:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#202646

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0D7B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2D9BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E5D4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 9.2 Wheat · ΔE 9.3 Bisque · ΔE 9.8 Papaya whip · ΔE 9.9 Antique white · ΔE 10.2 Beige · ΔE 10.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9BFDF

Analogous#DFC6B9, #D2DFB9

Triadic#B9DFD9, #D9B9DF

Split complementary#B9D2DF, #C6B9DF

Tetradic#B9DFC6, #B9BFDF, #DFB9D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFECDC

Darker −10%#CFC696

Darker −20%#BFB373

Darker −30%#AFA050

Darker −40%#8C8040

More saturated +25%#ECE2AC

Less saturated −25%#D2D0C6

Channel breakdown

R223

G217

B185

Red223 (87.5%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue50.53°

Saturation (HSL)37.25%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G D9 · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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