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#DFD7AC

Wheat · very light warm yellow

About #DFD7AC

#DFD7AC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 6.9), with Sand the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACB4DF (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green215
Blue172

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.9
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 7.8
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DFD7AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #DFD7AC.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #DFD7AC.
14.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD7AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD7AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D4A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2D8AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D1CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD7AC?

#DFD7AC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD7AC?

Use black text. Black on #DFD7AC has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD7AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACB4DF, and analogous partners are #DFBDAC and #CDDFAC.