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Pastelyellowsoft

Soft Ivory Fold

#dfe4c3
Notes

Soft Ivory Fold (#DFE4C3) is a soft yellow with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (69°, 38%, 83%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#dfe4c3
RGB
rgb(223, 228, 195)
HSL
hsl(69, 38%, 83%)
HWB
hwb(69 76% 11%)
OKLCH
oklch(90.6% 0.044 114.3)
HSV
hsv(69, 14%, 89%)
LAB
lab(89.45% -7.27 15.56)
LCH
lch(89.45% 17.17 115.04)
CMYK
cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 11%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#dfe4c3
Original
#e9e0c1
Protanopia
#e9e1c4
Deuteranopia
#e3e0db
Tritanopia
#e1e1e1
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.31:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
16.02:1

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