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#DFD9B8 Sesame Seed

#DFD9B8 is a very light, muted yellow named Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 72.2% blue (rgb(223, 217, 184)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 38% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. #DFD9B8 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.75:1.

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Variations of #DFD9B8

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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#DFD9B8 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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#DFD9B8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD9B8 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 #E2D9B9
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0D7B6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0D8B7
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2D9B9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1D9B9
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6D4D0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D7C3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAD8D1

#DFD9B8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#DFD9B8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.75:1 Super#DFD9B8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD9B8 in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DFD9B8; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9B8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD9B8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 217 184);
color: hsl(51 38% 80%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.044 98.7);

#DFD9B8 FAQ

What color is #DFD9B8?

#DFD9B8 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 #DFD9B8?

#DFD9B8 is rgb(223, 217, 184) in RGB, hsl(51, 38%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9B8?

The complementary color of #DFD9B8 is #B8BEDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD9B8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD9B8: 14.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD9B8 a warm or cool color?

#DFD9B8 is a warm color.