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#DFD981 closest to Garlic Toast

#DFD981 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Garlic Toast. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 50.6% blue (rgb(223, 217, 129)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 59% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. #DFD981 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.38:1.

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Variations of #DFD981

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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#DFD981 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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#DFD981 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD981 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9D885
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7D37A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5D57D
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9D885
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6D883
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EBCEC4
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3D5A4
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D6C5

#DFD981 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#DFD981 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.38:1 Super#DFD981 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD981 in CSS

/* Garlic Toast */
.color { color: #DFD981; }
.background { background-color: #DFD981; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD981; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 217 129);
color: hsl(56 59% 69%);
color: oklch(0.871 0.110 105.1);

#DFD981 FAQ

What color is #DFD981?

#DFD981 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Garlic Toast. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD981?

#DFD981 is rgb(223, 217, 129) in RGB, hsl(56, 59%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 42%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD981?

The complementary color of #DFD981 is #8187DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD981?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD981: 14.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD981 a warm or cool color?

#DFD981 is a warm color.