Information about #DFD49D color

#DFD49D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFD49D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 212, 157) — 87.5% red, 83.1% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 26 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DFD49D is a pleasantly vivid yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Weathered Yellow (#E0DA9F). Slightly further away sit Double Colonial White (#E4CF99) and Quarter Putty (#E0CB9F).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 212, 157) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DFD49D: 14.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #DFD49D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DFD49D color variations

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

#DFD49D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DFD49D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DFD49D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DFD49D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DFD49D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DFD49D

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

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Bavarian Cream color link
Bavarian Cream

#E5D6A7

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Soft Beige color link
Soft Beige

#DDC7A0

#DFD49D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFD49D
  • RGB223, 212, 157
  • CMYK0, 4, 26, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 212, 157)
  • HSL50°, 51%, 75%
  • HSL Precise50°, 50.769%, 74.51%
  • HSV50°, 30%, 87%
  • HSB50°, 30%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.831, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.831, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.831, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFD49D
  • DECIMAL ID14668957
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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