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#DFD592

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #DFD592

With the hex code #DFD592, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Butter. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #929CDF, 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 14.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green213
Blue146

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 7.9
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 10.4
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DFD592

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DFD592.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DFD592.
14.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD592 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD592
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D18D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4D595
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACCC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD592?

With the hex code #DFD592, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD592?

Use black text. Black on #DFD592 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD592?

Its complementary colour is #929CDF, and analogous partners are #DFAE92 and #C3DF92.