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#DFCF82

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #DFCF82

#DFCF82 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 81% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Butter (ΔE 12.3); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8292DF — a cornflower tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFCF82 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green207
Blue130

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 12.3
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 12.9
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 15.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DFCF82

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #DFCF82.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #DFCF82.
13.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFCF82 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFCF82
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDCB7C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2D185
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECC5BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCF82?

#DFCF82 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 81% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCF82?

Use black text. Black on #DFCF82 has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCF82?

Its complementary colour is #8292DF, and analogous partners are #DFA182 and #C1DF82.