DFD995

#DFD995 closest to Celery Sceptre

#DFD995 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Celery Sceptre. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 58.4% blue (rgb(223, 217, 149)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 54% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 33% yellow and 13% black. #DFD995 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.50:1.

#DFD995 color conversion

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Variations of #DFD995

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.

#DFD995 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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#DFD995 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD995 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 #E7D898
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5D490
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3D692
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7D898
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4D896
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EAD0C8
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3D5AF
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D7C9

#DFD995 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#DFD995 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.50:1 Super#DFD995 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD995 in CSS

/* Celery Sceptre */
.color { color: #DFD995; }
.background { background-color: #DFD995; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD995; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 217 149);
color: hsl(55 54% 73%);
color: oklch(0.874 0.088 103.8);

#DFD995 FAQ

What color is #DFD995?

#DFD995 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD995?

#DFD995 is rgb(223, 217, 149) in RGB, hsl(55, 54%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 33%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD995?

The complementary color of #DFD995 is #959BDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD995?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD995: 14.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD995 a warm or cool color?

#DFD995 is a warm color.