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#DFDBA7

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #DFDBA7

With the hex code #DFDBA7, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% 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 6.5 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7ABDF, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green219
Blue167

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 6.5
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 9.0
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DFDBA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DFDBA7.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DFDBA7.
14.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFDBA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFDBA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4D7A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6DAA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D4CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDBA7?

With the hex code #DFDBA7, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDBA7?

Use black text. Black on #DFDBA7 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDBA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7ABDF, and analogous partners are #DFBFA7 and #C7DFA7.