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#DFDAB8 Sesame Seed

#DFDAB8 is a very light, muted yellow named Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.5% green and 72.2% blue (rgb(223, 218, 184)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 38% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. #DFDAB8 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.86:1.

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Variations of #DFDAB8

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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#DFDAB8 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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#DFDAB8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDAB8 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 #E3DAB9
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D8B6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D8B7
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3DAB9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1DAB9
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5D5D0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D8C4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAD9D1

#DFDAB8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DFDAB8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.86:1 Super#DFDAB8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDAB8 in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DFDAB8; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAB8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDAB8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 218 184);
color: hsl(52 38% 80%);
color: oklch(0.884 0.045 100.4);

#DFDAB8 FAQ

What color is #DFDAB8?

#DFDAB8 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 #DFDAB8?

#DFDAB8 is rgb(223, 218, 184) in RGB, hsl(52, 38%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDAB8?

The complementary color of #DFDAB8 is #B8BDDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDAB8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDAB8: 14.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDAB8 a warm or cool color?

#DFDAB8 is a warm color.