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#DFD6AC

Wheat · very light warm yellow

About #DFD6AC

With the hex code #DFD6AC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Wheat — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACB5DF, a periwinkle 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 14.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green214
Blue172

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.8
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 7.6
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #DFD6AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #DFD6AC.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #DFD6AC.
14.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD6AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD6AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD3A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D7AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D0CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD6AC?

With the hex code #DFD6AC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD6AC?

Use black text. Black on #DFD6AC has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD6AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACB5DF, and analogous partners are #DFBDAC and #CFDFAC.