DFD196

#DFD196 closest to Honeycomb Glow

#DFD196 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Honeycomb Glow. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 82.0% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(223, 209, 150)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 53% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 13% black. #DFD196 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.70:1.

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Variations of #DFD196

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.

#DFD196 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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#DFD196 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD196 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E1D398
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDCE92
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DECF94
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1D398
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0D297
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EAC8C2
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3CEAC
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4D1C4

#DFD196 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#DFD196 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.70:1 Super#DFD196 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD196 in CSS

/* Honeycomb Glow */
.color { color: #DFD196; }
.background { background-color: #DFD196; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD196; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 209 150);
color: hsl(48 53% 73%);
color: oklch(0.858 0.078 96.4);

#DFD196 FAQ

What color is #DFD196?

#DFD196 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Honeycomb Glow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD196?

#DFD196 is rgb(223, 209, 150) in RGB, hsl(48, 53%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD196?

The complementary color of #DFD196 is #96A4DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD196?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD196: 13.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD196 a warm or cool color?

#DFD196 is a warm color.