Start generating
DFD8BA

#DFD8BA Sesame Seed

#DFD8BA is a very light, muted yellow named Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(223, 216, 186)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 37% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. #DFD8BA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.67:1.

Make a palette with #DFD8BA

#DFD8BA color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #DFD8BA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

DFD8BAC2BCA1A5A0898A85726F6B5C5653463D3B3227251E12110D020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

DFD8BAE2DCC1E5E0C8E8E4CFECE8D5EFEBDCF2EFE3F5F3EAF9F7F1FCFBF8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

DFD8BAD5CFB4CBC6AEC1BDA8B8B4A3AEAB9DA5A2979B9A9192918B898886

Hues

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

EFD0C1EDD1BEEBD3BCE7D5BAE3D6BADFD8BADADABBD5DBBDD0DDC0CCDEC4C7DFC8

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

B9C7CEC1CBCAC8CEC6D0D1C2D7D5BEDFD8BAE1D5B5E3D2AFE5CFAAE6CCA5E8C99F

#DFD8BA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DFD8BABAC1DF
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

DFD8BABAD4DFC6BADF
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

DFD8BADFC6BAD4DFBA
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

DFD8BABADFD8D8BADF
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

DFD8BAC1DFBABAC1DFD8BADF
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

DFD8BABADFC6BAC1DFDFBAD4
Open in generator →

#DFD8BA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD8BA 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 #E1D9BB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD6B8
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD7B9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1D9BB
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0D8BA
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5D3D0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D6C4
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D8D1

#DFD8BA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#DFD8BA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.67:1 Super#DFD8BA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #DFD8BA

Palettes with #DFD8BA

#DFD8BA in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DFD8BA; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8BA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD8BA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 186);
color: hsl(49 37% 80%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.041 96.3);

#DFD8BA FAQ

What color is #DFD8BA?

#DFD8BA 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 #DFD8BA?

#DFD8BA is rgb(223, 216, 186) in RGB, hsl(49, 37%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8BA?

The complementary color of #DFD8BA is #BAC1DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD8BA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD8BA: 14.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD8BA a warm or cool color?

#DFD8BA is a warm color.