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#DFD5C5 Wheat Sheaf

#DFD5C5 is a very light gray named Wheat Sheaf. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.5% green and 77.3% blue (rgb(223, 213, 197)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 29% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. #DFD5C5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.46:1.

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Variations of #DFD5C5

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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#DFD5C5 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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#DFD5C5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD5C5 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 #DCD7C5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAD5C4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD5C4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCD7C5
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDD6C5
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4D2D0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D4CA
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D6D2

#DFD5C5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#DFD5C5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.46:1 Super#DFD5C5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD5C5 in CSS

/* Wheat Sheaf */
.color { color: #DFD5C5; }
.background { background-color: #DFD5C5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD5C5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 213 197);
color: hsl(37 29% 82%);
color: oklch(0.877 0.024 79.7);

#DFD5C5 FAQ

What color is #DFD5C5?

#DFD5C5 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD5C5?

#DFD5C5 is rgb(223, 213, 197) in RGB, hsl(37, 29%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD5C5?

The complementary color of #DFD5C5 is #C5CFDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD5C5?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD5C5: 14.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD5C5 a warm or cool color?

#DFD5C5 is a neutral color.