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#DFD5AC

Wheat · very light warm yellow

About #DFD5AC

#DFD5AC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 6.7); Sand comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACB6DF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD5AC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green213
Blue172

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.7
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 7.4
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #DFD5AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #DFD5AC.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #DFD5AC.
14.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD5AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD5AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED3A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D6AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD5AC?

#DFD5AC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD5AC?

Use black text. Black on #DFD5AC has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD5AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACB6DF, and analogous partners are #DFBCAC and #D0DFAC.