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#DFDB9E

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #DFDB9E

With the hex code #DFDB9E, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% 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 6.0 — followed by Butter. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9EA2DF, a wisteria 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 14.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green219
Blue158

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 6.0
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 10.8
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DFDB9E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DFDB9E.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DFDB9E.
14.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFDB9E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFDB9E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6D69A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DAA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D3CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDB9E?

With the hex code #DFDB9E, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDB9E?

Use black text. Black on #DFDB9E has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDB9E?

Its complementary colour is #9EA2DF, and analogous partners are #DFBA9E and #C3DF9E.