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#DFDFBF Silver Fern

#DFDFBF is a very light, muted yellow named Silver Fern. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(223, 223, 191)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 33% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. #DFDFBF is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.44:1.

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Variations of #DFDFBF

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

How #DFDFBF 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 #E5DEC0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DCBD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DDBE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5DEC0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3DEC0
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4DBD6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1DDCA
  • 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 #DDDDD6

#DFDFBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#DFDFBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.44:1 Super#DFDFBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDFBF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 223 191);
color: hsl(60 33% 81%);
color: oklch(0.895 0.042 107.2);

#DFDFBF FAQ

What color is #DFDFBF?

#DFDFBF 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 #DFDFBF?

#DFDFBF is rgb(223, 223, 191) in RGB, hsl(60, 33%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDFBF?

The complementary color of #DFDFBF is #BFBFDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDFBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDFBF: 15.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDFBF a warm or cool color?

#DFDFBF is a warm color.