DFDAB5

#DFDAB5 closest to Sesame Seed

#DFDAB5 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, 85.5% green and 71.0% blue (rgb(223, 218, 181)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 40% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. #DFDAB5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.83:1.

#DFDAB5 color conversion

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Variations of #DFDAB5

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.

#DFDAB5 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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#DFDAB5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDAB5 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 #E3DAB6
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D7B3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D8B4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3DAB6
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2DAB6
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6D5D0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D8C2
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAD9D1

#DFDAB5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#DFDAB5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.83:1 Super#DFDAB5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDAB5 in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DFDAB5; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAB5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDAB5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 218 181);
color: hsl(53 40% 79%);
color: oklch(0.883 0.049 101.0);

#DFDAB5 FAQ

What color is #DFDAB5?

#DFDAB5 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 #DFDAB5?

#DFDAB5 is rgb(223, 218, 181) in RGB, hsl(53, 40%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDAB5?

The complementary color of #DFDAB5 is #B5BADF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDAB5?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDAB5: 14.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDAB5 a warm or cool color?

#DFDAB5 is a warm color.