DFCDB2

#DFCDB2 Pretty Pastry

#DFCDB2 is a very light, muted yellow named Pretty Pastry. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 80.4% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(223, 205, 178)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 41% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black. #DFCDB2 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.51:1.

#DFCDB2 color conversion

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Variations of #DFCDB2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DFCDB2 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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#DFCDB2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFCDB2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9D1B3
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5CDB0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8CDB1
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9D1B3
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBD0B2
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7C8C5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2CBBB
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3CFC8

#DFCDB2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#DFCDB2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.51:1 Super#DFCDB2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFCDB2 in CSS

/* Pretty Pastry */
.color { color: #DFCDB2; }
.background { background-color: #DFCDB2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFCDB2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 205 178);
color: hsl(36 41% 79%);
color: oklch(0.856 0.041 78.1);

#DFCDB2 FAQ

What color is #DFCDB2?

#DFCDB2 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Pretty Pastry. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFCDB2?

#DFCDB2 is rgb(223, 205, 178) in RGB, hsl(36, 41%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFCDB2?

The complementary color of #DFCDB2 is #B2C4DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFCDB2?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFCDB2: 13.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFCDB2 a warm or cool color?

#DFCDB2 is a warm color.