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#DFBC85 closest to Cane Sugar

#DFBC85 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Cane Sugar. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 73.7% green and 52.2% blue (rgb(223, 188, 133)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 58% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 13% black. #DFBC85 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.67:1.

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Variations of #DFBC85

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DFBC85 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DFBC85 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFBC85 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3C586
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CABC81
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1BD82
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3C586
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6C186
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EDB2AE
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4B899
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9C0B4

#DFBC85 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#DFBC85 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.67:1 Very good#DFBC85 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFBC85 in CSS

/* Cane Sugar */
.color { color: #DFBC85; }
.background { background-color: #DFBC85; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFBC85; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 188 133);
color: hsl(37 58% 70%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.082 78.5);

#DFBC85 FAQ

What color is #DFBC85?

#DFBC85 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Cane Sugar. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFBC85?

#DFBC85 is rgb(223, 188, 133) in RGB, hsl(37, 58%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFBC85?

The complementary color of #DFBC85 is #85A8DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFBC85?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFBC85: 11.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFBC85 a warm or cool color?

#DFBC85 is a warm color.