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#DFD9B0 closest to Sesame Seed

#DFD9B0 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, 85.1% green and 69.0% blue (rgb(223, 217, 176)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 42% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black. #DFD9B0 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.69:1.

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Variations of #DFD9B0

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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#DFD9B0 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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#DFD9B0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD9B0 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 #E3D9B1
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D6AD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D7AF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3D9B1
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2D9B1
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7D3CE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2D7BE
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAD8CF

#DFD9B0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#DFD9B0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.69:1 Super#DFD9B0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD9B0 in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DFD9B0; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9B0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD9B0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 217 176);
color: hsl(52 42% 78%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.055 100.5);

#DFD9B0 FAQ

What color is #DFD9B0?

#DFD9B0 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 #DFD9B0?

#DFD9B0 is rgb(223, 217, 176) in RGB, hsl(52, 42%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9B0?

The complementary color of #DFD9B0 is #B0B6DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD9B0?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD9B0: 14.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD9B0 a warm or cool color?

#DFD9B0 is a warm color.