DFD8A5

#DFD8A5 closest to Beige

#DFD8A5 is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Beige. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(223, 216, 165)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 48% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 13% black. #DFD8A5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.50:1.

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Variations of #DFD8A5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DFD8A5 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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#DFD8A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD8A5 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 #E4D8A7
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D4A2
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D6A3
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4D8A7
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2D8A6
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E8D1CA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2D5B7
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D7CB

#DFD8A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#DFD8A5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.50:1 Super#DFD8A5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD8A5 in CSS

/* Beige */
.color { color: #DFD8A5; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD8A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 165);
color: hsl(53 48% 76%);
color: oklch(0.875 0.067 101.1);

#DFD8A5 FAQ

What color is #DFD8A5?

#DFD8A5 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Beige. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD8A5?

#DFD8A5 is rgb(223, 216, 165) in RGB, hsl(53, 48%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8A5?

The complementary color of #DFD8A5 is #A5ACDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD8A5?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD8A5: 14.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD8A5 a warm or cool color?

#DFD8A5 is a warm color.