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#DFCFBF Malt

#DFCFBF is a very light gray named Malt. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 81.2% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(223, 207, 191)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 33% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. #DFCFBF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.82:1.

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Variations of #DFCFBF

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D8D3BF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5CFBE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D0BE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8D3BF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAD1BF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5CBCA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1CEC4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5D1CD

#DFCFBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#DFCFBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.82:1 Super#DFCFBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFCFBF in CSS

/* Malt */
.color { color: #DFCFBF; }
.background { background-color: #DFCFBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFCFBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 207 191);
color: hsl(30 33% 81%);
color: oklch(0.863 0.028 67.4);

#DFCFBF FAQ

What color is #DFCFBF?

#DFCFBF is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Malt. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFCFBF?

#DFCFBF is rgb(223, 207, 191) in RGB, hsl(30, 33%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFCFBF?

The complementary color of #DFCFBF is #BFCFDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFCFBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFCFBF: 13.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFCFBF a warm or cool color?

#DFCFBF is a neutral color.