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#DFD3A8 Gratin Dauphinois

#DFD3A8 is a very light, muted yellow named Gratin Dauphinois. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 82.7% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(223, 211, 168)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 46% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. #DFD3A8 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.02:1.

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Variations of #DFD3A8

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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#DFD3A8 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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#DFD3A8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD3A8 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 #E0D5A9
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCD1A5
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDD2A6
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0D5A9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFD4A9
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E8CCC7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2D0B7
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6D3C9

#DFD3A8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#DFD3A8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.02:1 Super#DFD3A8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD3A8 in CSS

/* Gratin Dauphinois */
.color { color: #DFD3A8; }
.background { background-color: #DFD3A8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD3A8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 211 168);
color: hsl(47 46% 77%);
color: oklch(0.866 0.058 94.3);

#DFD3A8 FAQ

What color is #DFD3A8?

#DFD3A8 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD3A8?

#DFD3A8 is rgb(223, 211, 168) in RGB, hsl(47, 46%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD3A8?

The complementary color of #DFD3A8 is #A8B4DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD3A8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD3A8: 14.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD3A8 a warm or cool color?

#DFD3A8 is a warm color.