Information about #DFD885 color

#DFD885 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFD885 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 216, 133) — 87.5% red, 84.7% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 35 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DFD885 is a confidently colored yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Primrose (#E4DE8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Amber (#E7D08B) and Pastel Gold (#E7D27C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(223, 216, 133)), which gives #DFD885 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DFD885: 14.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DFD885 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DFD885 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DFD885 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DFD885

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFD885
  • RGB223, 216, 133
  • CMYK0, 3, 35, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 216, 133)
  • HSL55°, 58%, 70%
  • HSL Precise55.333°, 58.442%, 69.804%
  • HSV55°, 40%, 87%
  • HSB55°, 40%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.847, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.847, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.847, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFD885
  • DECIMAL ID14669957
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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