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#DFD082

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #DFD082

With the hex code #DFD082, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Butter — a ΔE of 12.1 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8291DF, a cornflower shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green208
Blue130

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 12.1
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.1
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #DFD082

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #DFD082.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #DFD082.
13.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD082 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD082
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DECC7C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2D285
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECC6BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD082?

With the hex code #DFD082, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD082?

Use black text. Black on #DFD082 has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD082?

Its complementary colour is #8291DF, and analogous partners are #DFA282 and #C0DF82.