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#DFE0BD

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #DFE0BD

With the hex code #DFE0BD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Champagne — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEBDE0, 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 — 15.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green224
Blue189

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DFE0BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #DFE0BD.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #DFE0BD.
15.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE0BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE0BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6DDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DEBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4DBD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE0BD?

With the hex code #DFE0BD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE0BD?

Use black text. Black on #DFE0BD has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE0BD?

Its complementary colour is #BEBDE0, and analogous partners are #E0D0BD and #CEE0BD.