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#DFE1BC

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #DFE1BC

With the hex code #DFE1BC, 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 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEBCE1, 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 15.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green225
Blue188

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DFE1BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFE1BC.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFE1BC.
15.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE1BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE1BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7DDBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8DFBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4DCD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE1BC?

With the hex code #DFE1BC, 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 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE1BC?

Use black text. Black on #DFE1BC has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE1BC?

Its complementary colour is #BEBCE1, and analogous partners are #E1D0BC and #CDE1BC.