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#DFDCAC

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #DFDCAC

With the hex code #DFDCAC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% 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 7.7 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACAFDF, 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 14.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green220
Blue172

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 7.7
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 8.5
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #DFDCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DFDCAC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DFDCAC.
14.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFDCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5D8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6DBAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D6CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDCAC?

With the hex code #DFDCAC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDCAC?

Use black text. Black on #DFDCAC has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDCAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACAFDF, and analogous partners are #DFC3AC and #C9DFAC.