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#DFDFBD closest to Silver Fern

#DFDFBD is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Silver Fern. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(223, 223, 189)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 35% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. #DFDFBD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.43:1.

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Variations of #DFDFBD

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

How #DFDFBD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6DEBE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DCBB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4DDBC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6DEBE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4DEBE
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4DAD5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1DDC9
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDDD5

#DFDFBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#DFDFBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.43:1 Super#DFDFBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDFBD in CSS

/* Silver Fern */
.color { color: #DFDFBD; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDFBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 223 189);
color: hsl(60 35% 81%);
color: oklch(0.895 0.045 107.3);

#DFDFBD FAQ

What color is #DFDFBD?

#DFDFBD is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Silver Fern. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFDFBD?

#DFDFBD is rgb(223, 223, 189) in RGB, hsl(60, 35%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDFBD?

The complementary color of #DFDFBD is #BDBDDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDFBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDFBD: 15.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDFBD a warm or cool color?

#DFDFBD is a warm color.