Information about #DFDCB5 color

#DFDCB5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFDCB5 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 220, 181) — 87.5% red, 86.3% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 16 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DFDCB5 reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brie (#E3DAB2). Slightly further away sit Coconut Cream (#E1DABB) and Pale Light Grayish Amber (#E7DCB8).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(223, 220, 181)), which gives #DFDCB5 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DFDCB5: 15.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. No one has named #DFDCB5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DFDCB5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DFDCB5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DFDCB5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFDCB5
  • RGB223, 220, 181
  • CMYK0, 1, 16, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 220, 181)
  • HSL56°, 40%, 79%
  • HSL Precise55.714°, 39.623%, 79.216%
  • HSV56°, 19%, 87%
  • HSB56°, 19%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.863, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.863, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.863, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFDCB5
  • DECIMAL ID14671029
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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