#DFD2A3

sRGB · 223 / 210 / 163

#DFD2A3 belongs to the yellow family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 223 red, 210 green and 163 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 47.0° lands in the yellow region. Its 48.4% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 75.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (13.89:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 223, 210, 163
HSL: 47.00°, 48.39%, 75.69%
HSV / HSB: 47.00°, 26.91%, 87.45%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 5.83%, 26.91%, 12.55%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 60.086, 64.426, 43.922
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 84.187, -2.715, 24.971
WCAG relative luminance: 0.64426
24-bit decimal: 14668451

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #DFD2A3 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 13.89:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text · 1.51:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#A3B0DF sits half a turn (180°) from #DFD2A3 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#DFD2A3 #A3B0DF

Analogous

#DFB4A3 and #CEDFA3 sit 30° to either side of #DFD2A3. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#DFB4A3 #DFD2A3 #CEDFA3

Triadic

#DFD2A3, #A3DFD2 and #D2A3DF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#DFD2A3 #A3DFD2 #D2A3DF

Split complementary

Start at #DFD2A3 and look across the wheel. #A3CEDF and #B4A3DF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#DFD2A3 #A3CEDF #B4A3DF

Square

Starting with #DFD2A3, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #A3DFB4, #A3B0DF, then #DFA3CE. Across the square, #DFD2A3 pairs with #A3B0DF, and #A3DFB4 with #DFA3CE.

#DFD2A3 #A3DFB4 #A3B0DF #DFA3CE

Tetradic

#DFD2A3 and #A3B0DF are opposites, as are #B0DFA3 and #D2A3DF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#DFD2A3 #B0DFA3 #A3B0DF #D2A3DF

Tints

Mixing #DFD2A3 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E5DBB5, keeps 80% of the original. By #F9F6ED, the mixture is 80% white.

#DFD2A3 #E5DBB5 #ECE4C8 #F2EDDA #F9F6ED #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #DFD2A3 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B2A882, keeps 80% of the original. By #2D2A21, the mixture is 80% black.

#DFD2A3 #B2A882 #867E62 #595441 #2D2A21 #000000

Tones

Mixing #DFD2A3 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCC29C, keeps 80% of the original. By #939087, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#DFD2A3 #CCC29C #B9B195 #A6A18E #939087 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#DFD2A3

RGB

rgb(223 210 163)

HSL

hsl(47.000 48.387% 75.686%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #DFD2A3;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#DFD2A3 uses 223 red, 210 green and 163 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 87.5%

Green 82.4%

Blue 63.9%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #DFD2A3 is 0.0% cyan, 5.8% magenta, 26.9% yellow and 12.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 5.8%

Yellow 26.9%

Black 12.5%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDCCAA. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DCA in CSS. For a modern design, keep #DFD2A3 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCC99, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #DDCCAA Nearest web-safe · #CCCC99

Gradient to complement

#DFD2A3 #D5CCAD #CBC7B7 #C1C1C1 #B7BBCB #ADB6D5 #A3B0DF

Color vision previews

Compare how #DFD2A3 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#DCD0A0

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#E0D4A5

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#E9CBC5

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DDD1A1

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DFD3A4

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E1D0B1

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#D2D2D2

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#D9D2BC

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.73791 G 0.64448 B 0.36625

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.86575 G 0.82529 B 0.65971

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.72132 G 0.64758 B 0.39274

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.357 y 0.382 Y 64.426

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 12.549 M % 17.647 Y % 36.078

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11011111 11010010 10100011