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#DFD5AE closest to Stardust

#DFD5AE is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Stardust. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.5% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(223, 213, 174)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 43% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. #DFD5AE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.27:1.

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Variations of #DFD5AE

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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#DFD5AE 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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#DFD5AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD5AE 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 #E0D6AF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDD3AC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DED4AD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0D6AF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0D6AF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7CFCA
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2D3BC
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7D5CC

#DFD5AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.47:1 Very poor#DFD5AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.27:1 Super#DFD5AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD5AE in CSS

/* Stardust */
.color { color: #DFD5AE; }
.background { background-color: #DFD5AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD5AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 213 174);
color: hsl(48 43% 78%);
color: oklch(0.871 0.053 95.3);

#DFD5AE FAQ

What color is #DFD5AE?

#DFD5AE is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Stardust. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD5AE?

#DFD5AE is rgb(223, 213, 174) in RGB, hsl(48, 43%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD5AE?

The complementary color of #DFD5AE is #AEB8DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD5AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD5AE: 14.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD5AE a warm or cool color?

#DFD5AE is a warm color.