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#dfd8aa color: Buckwheat Groats

#dfd8aa is rgb(223, 216, 170) in RGB and oklch(87.639% 0.06095 100.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

87.6%
0.061
100°
  • Beige
  • Very light
  • Muted
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Wheat
  • orange-200
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc -24
Black text
14.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 82

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About #dfd8aa

#dfd8aa is a pastel very light beige color. In OKLCH it has 87.6% lightness, 0.061 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.44:1 contrast and black text 14.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Buckwheat Groats (#e0d8a7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More very light beige colors

Lighter: #dfd8aa mixed with white

  1. dfd8aa
  2. e2dcb3
  3. e5e0bb
  4. e8e4c4
  5. ece8cc
  6. efecd5
  7. f2efdd
  8. f5f3e6
  9. f8f7ee
  10. fcfbf7

Darker: #dfd8aa mixed with black

  1. dfd8aa
  2. c2bc93
  3. a5a07d
  4. 8a8568
  5. 6f6b53
  6. 56533f
  7. 3d3b2d
  8. 27251b
  9. 12110b
  10. 020201

Calmer: #dfd8aa with less saturation

  1. dfd8aa
  2. ded8af
  3. ddd8b3
  4. dcd8b8
  5. dbd7bc
  6. dad7c1
  7. dad7c5
  8. d9d7c9
  9. d8d7ce
  10. d7d6d2

Questions about #dfd8aa

What color is #dfd8aa?

#dfd8aa is pastel very light beige. The closest named color is Buckwheat Groats. In RGB it is rgb(223, 216, 170), in HSL hsl(52.08, 45.3%, 77.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(87.639% 0.06095 100.318).

What colors go well with #dfd8aa?

The complementary color of #dfd8aa is #ced3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f1d0ab and #c9dfb5. The triadic partners are #aae0f2 and #f3c7e3.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfd8aa?

Black text reads better on #dfd8aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and black gives 14.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfd8aa a warm or cool color?

#dfd8aa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 87.6% and its chroma 0.061.