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#DFDFBC

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #DFDFBC

#DFDFBC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Champagne (ΔE 9.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCBCDF (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green223
Blue188

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DFDFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #DFDFBC.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #DFDFBC.
15.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFDFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DCBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6DEBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5DAD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDFBC?

#DFDFBC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDFBC?

Use black text. Black on #DFDFBC has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCBCDF, and analogous partners are #DFCEBC and #CEDFBC.