#DFD3AE

Accessibility

AAA

14.07:1

Vs white / black

1.49:1 · 14.07:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#dfd3ae

RGB

rgb(223, 211, 174)

RGBA

rgba(223, 211, 174, 1)

HSL

hsl(45, 43%, 78%)

HSLA

hsla(45, 43%, 78%, 1)

HSV

hsv(45, 22%, 87%)

LAB

lab(84.66% -1.71 19.85)

LCH

lch(84.66% 19.92 94.92)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8672 -0.0019 0.0508)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8672 0.0508 92.14)

XYZ

xyz(61.37, 65.33, 49.41)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 13%)

CSS

color: #dfd3ae;

CSS variable

--color-dfd3ae: #dfd3ae;

SCSS

$color-dfd3ae: #dfd3ae;

JavaScript

const color = "#dfd3ae";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#dfd3ae";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#dfd3ae" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#dfd3ae", "rgb": { "r": 223, "g": 211, "b": 174 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8672 0.0508 92.14)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#dfd3ae-1: #dfd3ae;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

amber-100

Very different · ΔE 7.15 · #FEF3C7

Nearest CSS named color

Wheat

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.95 · #F5DEB3

Nearest Material color

amber-100

Very different · ΔE 7.45 · #FFECB3

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.65 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fcf5de 100f0e8cf 200ddd4b8 300c8bd9d 400ada17e 500918663 600797052 700615940 8004a432f 900342f1f 9501f1a0c

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fcfbf8 faf8f2 f7f4eb f4f0e4 f2eddd efe9d7 ece5d0 eae2c9 e7dec2 e4dabc e2d7b5 dfd3ae ccc1a0 bab091 a79e83 958d74 827b65 706a57 5d5849 4a463a 38352c 25231d 13120f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcfbf8 faf8f2 f7f4eb f4f0e4 f2eddd efe9d7 ece5d0 eae2c9 e7dec2 e4dabc e2d7b5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ccc1a0 bab091 a79e83 958d74 827b65 706a57 5d5849 4a463a 38352c 25231d 13120f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d7ccaa cfc5a6 c7bea3 bfb79f b7b09b b0aa97 a8a393 a09c8f 98958c 908e88 888784

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#DFD3AEStop 1 #AFBBDFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#DFBBAFStop 1 #DFD3AEStop 2 #D3DFAFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#DFD3AEStop 1 #AFDFD3Stop 2 #D3AFDFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#DFD3AEStop 1 #AFD3DFStop 2 #BBAFDFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#493E1DStop 1 #806C33Stop 2 #B69B49Stop 3 #CCB97FStop 4 #E2D7B6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #dfd3ae works

#DFD3AE (#dfd3ae) sits in the amber family at about 45° hue, 43% saturation, and 78% lightness. Contrast is 1.49:1 on white and 14.07:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: amber-100 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #dfd3ae as small body text on white — 1.49:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Confidence, warmth, and caution. Useful for notifications and premium earthy palettes. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Amber range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Wheat#F5DEB3 Spectrum #D4C291#D4C291 Spectrum #CFC291#CFC291 Web Safe #CCCC99#CCCC99 Moccasin#FFE4B5 Spectrum #D8BE8D#D8BE8D Tailwind amber 100#FEF3C7 Material Amber 100#FFECB3 Material Orange 100#FFE0B2 BlanchedAlmond#FFEBCD PaleGoldenRod#EEE8AA Spectrum #DBD48F#DBD48F