Colour

#DFD9C5

#DFD9C5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#DFD9C5 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 217, 197 and HSL 46°, 29%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#DFD9C5#DFD9C5

HEX#DFD9C5

RGBrgb(223, 217, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.851, 0.7725

RGB percentages87.5%, 85.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(46.2, 28.9%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 11.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 11.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,670,277

CSS custom property--colour: #DFD9C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.87:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#20263A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED8C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFDAC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E4D6D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 7.8 Papaya whip · ΔE 9.6 Beige · ΔE 9.8 Linen · ΔE 10.2 Blanched almond · ΔE 10.3 Old lace · ΔE 10.5

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5CBDF

Analogous#DFCCC5, #D8DFC5

Triadic#C5DFD9, #D9C5DF

Split complementary#C5D8DF, #CCC5DF

Tetradic#C5DFCC, #C5CBDF, #DFC5D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1EFE6

Darker −10%#CDC3A4

Darker −20%#BBAE83

Darker −30%#A99862

Darker −40%#8B7D4D

More saturated +25%#EADFBA

Less saturated −25%#D4D3D0

Channel breakdown

R223

G217

B197

Red223 (87.5%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue46.15°

Saturation (HSL)28.89%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G D9 · B C5

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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