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#DFD3BF Oyster

#DFD3BF is a very light gray named Oyster. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 82.7% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(223, 211, 191)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 33% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. #DFD3BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.21:1.

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Variations of #DFD3BF

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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#DFD3BF 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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#DFD3BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD3BF 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 #DCD6BF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D3BE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD3BE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCD6BF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD5BF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5CFCD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D1C6
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7D4CF

#DFD3BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#DFD3BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.21:1 Super#DFD3BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD3BF in CSS

/* Oyster */
.color { color: #DFD3BF; }
.background { background-color: #DFD3BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD3BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 211 191);
color: hsl(37 33% 81%);
color: oklch(0.871 0.030 80.6);

#DFD3BF FAQ

What color is #DFD3BF?

#DFD3BF is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Oyster. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD3BF?

#DFD3BF is rgb(223, 211, 191) in RGB, hsl(37, 33%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD3BF?

The complementary color of #DFD3BF is #BFCBDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD3BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD3BF: 14.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD3BF a warm or cool color?

#DFD3BF is a neutral color.