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#DFD7B4 closest to Sesame Seed

#DFD7B4 is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.3% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(223, 215, 180)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 40% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. #DFD7B4 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.52:1.

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Variations of #DFD7B4

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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#DFD7B4 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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#DFD7B4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD7B4 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 #E1D8B5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DED5B2
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD6B3
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1D8B5
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0D7B5
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6D2CD
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2D5C0
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D7CF

#DFD7B4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#DFD7B4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.52:1 Super#DFD7B4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD7B4 in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DFD7B4; }
.background { background-color: #DFD7B4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD7B4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 215 180);
color: hsl(49 40% 79%);
color: oklch(0.877 0.047 96.6);

#DFD7B4 FAQ

What color is #DFD7B4?

#DFD7B4 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sesame Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD7B4?

#DFD7B4 is rgb(223, 215, 180) in RGB, hsl(49, 40%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD7B4?

The complementary color of #DFD7B4 is #B4BCDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD7B4?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD7B4: 14.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD7B4 a warm or cool color?

#DFD7B4 is a warm color.