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DFD299

#DFD299 closest to Honeycomb Glow

#DFD299 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, 82.4% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(223, 210, 153)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 52% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 13% black. #DFD299 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.82:1.

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Variations of #DFD299

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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#DFD299 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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#DFD299 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD299 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 #E1D49B
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDCF95
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DED097
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1D49B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0D39A
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EACAC3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3CFAE
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5D2C5

#DFD299 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#DFD299 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.82:1 Super#DFD299 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD299 in CSS

/* Honeycomb Glow */
.color { color: #DFD299; }
.background { background-color: #DFD299; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD299; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 210 153);
color: hsl(49 52% 74%);
color: oklch(0.861 0.075 96.8);

#DFD299 FAQ

What color is #DFD299?

#DFD299 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 #DFD299?

#DFD299 is rgb(223, 210, 153) in RGB, hsl(49, 52%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD299?

The complementary color of #DFD299 is #99A6DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD299?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD299: 13.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD299 a warm or cool color?

#DFD299 is a warm color.