#DFDDAD
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #DFDDAD
#DFDDAD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Vanilla (ΔE 7.8); Wheat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADAFDF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFDDAD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFDDAD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DFDDAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFDDAD?
#DFDDAD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFDDAD?
Use black text. Black on #DFDDAD has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFDDAD?
Its complementary colour is #ADAFDF, and analogous partners are #DFC4AD and #C8DFAD.