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#DFD8B4 closest to Sesame Seed

#DFD8B4 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, 84.7% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(223, 216, 180)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 40% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. #DFD8B4 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.62:1.

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Variations of #DFD8B4

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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#DFD8B4 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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#DFD8B4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD8B4 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 #E2D8B5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0D6B2
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0D6B3
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2D8B5
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1D8B5
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6D3CE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2D6C0
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D7CF

#DFD8B4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#DFD8B4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.62:1 Super#DFD8B4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD8B4 in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DFD8B4; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8B4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD8B4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 180);
color: hsl(50 40% 79%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.048 98.2);

#DFD8B4 FAQ

What color is #DFD8B4?

#DFD8B4 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 #DFD8B4?

#DFD8B4 is rgb(223, 216, 180) in RGB, hsl(50, 40%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8B4?

The complementary color of #DFD8B4 is #B4BBDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD8B4?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD8B4: 14.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD8B4 a warm or cool color?

#DFD8B4 is a warm color.