Close to Butter
#DFEC6D
#DFEC6D is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 92.5% green, and 42.7% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 77% saturation and 68% 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 #DFEC6D.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.28:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.36:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.28:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.36:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFEC6D as they’d see it.
#DFEC6D in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DFEC6D
What color is #DFEC6D?
#DFEC6D is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 92.5% green, and 42.7% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 77% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFEC6D in RGB?
#DFEC6D is rgb(223, 236, 109): 223 red, 236 green, and 109 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFEC6D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 0, 54, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFEC6D?
PANTONE 386 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DFEC6D?
Its complement #E7DFFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.