#DFD5B5

Accessibility

AAA

14.32:1

Vs white / black

1.47:1 · 14.32:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#dfd5b5

RGB

rgb(223, 213, 181)

RGBA

rgba(223, 213, 181, 1)

HSL

hsl(46, 40%, 79%)

HSLA

hsla(46, 40%, 79%, 1)

HSV

hsv(46, 19%, 87%)

LAB

lab(85.31% -1.73 17.08)

LCH

lch(85.31% 17.17 95.78)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8728 -0.0021 0.044)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8728 0.0441 92.73)

XYZ

xyz(62.57, 66.61, 53.27)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 13%)

CSS

color: #dfd5b5;

CSS variable

--color-dfd5b5: #dfd5b5;

SCSS

$color-dfd5b5: #dfd5b5;

JavaScript

const color = "#dfd5b5";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#dfd5b5";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#dfd5b5" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#dfd5b5", "rgb": { "r": 223, "g": 213, "b": 181 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8728 0.0441 92.73)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#dfd5b5-1: #dfd5b5;
}

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 7.18 · #FEF3C7

Nearest CSS named color

Wheat

Very different · ΔE 5.65 · #F5DEB3

Nearest Material color

orange-100

Very different · ΔE 8.18 · #FFE0B2

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 15.24 · #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.

50fbf5e1 100eee8d2 200dcd4bb 300c6bea2 400aba183 5008f8668 600787056 700605944 800494332 900332f21 9501e1a0f

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fcfcf9 faf8f3 f7f5ed f4f1e6 f2eee0 efeada ece7d4 eae3ce e7e0c8 e4dcc1 e2d9bb dfd5b5 ccc3a6 bab297 a7a088 958e79 827c6a 706b5b 5d594b 4a473c 38352d 25231e 13120f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcfcf9 faf8f3 f7f5ed f4f1e6 f2eee0 efeada ece7d4 eae3ce e7e0c8 e4dcc1 e2d9bb

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ccc3a6 bab297 a7a088 958e79 827c6a 706b5b 5d594b 4a473c 38352d 25231e 13120f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d7ceb1 cfc7ac c7c0a8 bfb9a3 b7b29f b0ab9b a8a396 a09c92 98958d 908e89 888784

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#DFD5B5Stop 1 #B4BEDFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#DFBFB4Stop 1 #DFD5B5Stop 2 #D3DFB4Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#DFD5B5Stop 1 #B4DFD5Stop 2 #D5B4DFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#DFD5B5Stop 1 #B4D3DFStop 2 #BFB4DFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#473E1FStop 1 #7D6C36Stop 2 #B39B4DStop 3 #C9B982Stop 4 #E0D7B8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #dfd5b5 works

#DFD5B5 (#dfd5b5) sits in the amber family at about 46° hue, 40% saturation, and 79% lightness. Contrast is 1.47:1 on white and 14.32:1 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 #dfd5b5 as small body text on white — 1.47:1 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 #CFC291#CFC291 Spectrum #D4C291#D4C291 BlanchedAlmond#FFEBCD Tailwind amber 100#FEF3C7 PapayaWhip#FFEFD5 Web Safe #CCCC99#CCCC99 Moccasin#FFE4B5 Cornsilk#FFF8DC AntiqueWhite#FAEBD7 Tailwind orange 100#FFEDD5 Beige#F5F5DC

Where #dfd5b5 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #dfd5b5 as small body text on white — 1.47:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.