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#DFDEBC

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #DFDEBC

With the hex code #DFDEBC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Champagne — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCBDDF, 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 15.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green222
Blue188

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DFDEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #DFDEBC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #DFDEBC.
15.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFDEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DDBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5D9D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDEBC?

With the hex code #DFDEBC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDEBC?

Use black text. Black on #DFDEBC has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCBDDF, and analogous partners are #DFCDBC and #CFDFBC.