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#dfd9a4 color: Buckwheat Groats

#dfd9a4 is rgb(223, 217, 164) in RGB and oklch(87.718% 0.06952 102.299) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

87.7%
0.070
102°
  • Beige
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • 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
14.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 83

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About #dfd9a4

#dfd9a4 is a pastel very light beige color. In OKLCH it has 87.7% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.44:1 contrast and black text 14.6:1, 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: #dfd9a4 mixed with white

  1. dfd9a4
  2. e2ddad
  3. e5e1b6
  4. e8e4c0
  5. ece8c9
  6. efecd2
  7. f2f0db
  8. f5f4e4
  9. f8f7ed
  10. fcfbf6

Darker: #dfd9a4 mixed with black

  1. dfd9a4
  2. c2bc8e
  3. a5a179
  4. 8a8664
  5. 6f6c50
  6. 56533d
  7. 3d3b2b
  8. 27251a
  9. 12110a
  10. 020201

Calmer: #dfd9a4 with less saturation

  1. dfd9a4
  2. ded9a9
  3. ddd9af
  4. dcd8b4
  5. dbd8b9
  6. dbd8be
  7. dad8c3
  8. d9d7c8
  9. d8d7cd
  10. d7d7d2

Questions about #dfd9a4

What color is #dfd9a4?

#dfd9a4 is pastel very light beige. The closest named color is Buckwheat Groats. In RGB it is rgb(223, 217, 164), in HSL hsl(53.9, 47.97%, 75.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(87.718% 0.06952 102.299).

What colors go well with #dfd9a4?

The complementary color of #dfd9a4 is #cfd2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f4d0a4 and #c6e1b2. The triadic partners are #a4e2f8 and #f8c5e3.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfd9a4?

Black text reads better on #dfd9a4: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and black gives 14.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfd9a4 a warm or cool color?

#dfd9a4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 87.7% and its chroma 0.07.