Close to Vanilla
#DFCF89
#DFCF89 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Vanilla. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 81.2% green, and 53.7% blue. Its hue is 49°, with 57% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DFCF89.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.56:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.42:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.56:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.42:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFCF89 as they’d see it.
#DFCF89 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DFCF89
What color is #DFCF89?
#DFCF89 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Vanilla. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 81.2% green, and 53.7% blue. Its hue is 49°, with 57% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFCF89 in RGB?
#DFCF89 is rgb(223, 207, 137): 223 red, 207 green, and 137 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFCF89 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 39, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFCF89?
PANTONE 461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DFCF89?
Its complement #C4CCFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.