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#DFD8BB closest to Sesame Seed

#DFD8BB 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 73.3% blue (rgb(223, 216, 187)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 36% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. #DFD8BB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.68:1.

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Variations of #DFD8BB

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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#DFD8BB 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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#DFD8BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD8BB 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 #E0D9BC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DED6B9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD7BA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0D9BC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0D8BB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5D3D0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D6C5
  • 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

#DFD8BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#DFD8BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.68:1 Super#DFD8BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD8BB in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DFD8BB; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD8BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 187);
color: hsl(48 36% 80%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.039 95.9);

#DFD8BB FAQ

What color is #DFD8BB?

#DFD8BB 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 #DFD8BB?

#DFD8BB is rgb(223, 216, 187) in RGB, hsl(48, 36%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8BB?

The complementary color of #DFD8BB is #BBC2DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD8BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD8BB: 14.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD8BB a warm or cool color?

#DFD8BB is a warm color.