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#DFDABC Sesame Seed

#DFDABC 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 73.7% blue (rgb(223, 218, 188)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 35% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. #DFDABC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.89:1.

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Variations of #DFDABC

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

How #DFDABC 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 #E2DABD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0D8BA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0D9BB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2DABD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1DABC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5D6D2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D8C6
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBD9D2

#DFDABC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DFDABC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.89:1 Super#DFDABC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDABC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 218 188);
color: hsl(51 35% 81%);
color: oklch(0.884 0.040 99.4);

#DFDABC FAQ

What color is #DFDABC?

#DFDABC 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 #DFDABC?

#DFDABC is rgb(223, 218, 188) in RGB, hsl(51, 35%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDABC?

The complementary color of #DFDABC is #BCC1DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDABC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDABC: 14.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDABC a warm or cool color?

#DFDABC is a warm color.