Beige

#dfdfd1

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Beige is a light yellow, open at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #dfdfd1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfdfd1

RGB223, 223, 209

HSL60, 18%, 85%

HSV60, 6%, 87%

CMYK0%, 0%, 6%, 13%

Lab88.48, -2.43, 6.85

XYZ68.33, 73.07, 70.82

Decimal14671825

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5595 C

Shades of beige

#cfcfb9 #bebea2 #aeae8a #9d9d72 #88885f #71714e #59593e #41412d #2a2a1d #12120d

Tints of beige

#e1e1d5 #e4e4d8 #e6e6dc #e9e9df #ebebe3 #eeeee6 #f0f0ea #f3f3ed #f5f5f1 #f8f8f4

Colors that go with beige

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Beige in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 6, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfdfd1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 6 13

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 10 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #dfdfd1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfdfd1; }
.text { color: #dfdfd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdfd1; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dfdfd1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfdfd1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dfdfd1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dfdfd1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #dfdfd1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.