Palettes / Colors / #DDDFAF

#DDDFAF — Light Muted Yellow

#DDDFAF is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DDDFAF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DDDFAF is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0AFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFC9AF and #C5DFAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 69%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DDDFAF

.text { color: #DDDFAF; }
.background { background-color: #DDDFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 223, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 223, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 223, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDFAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDFAF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0AFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDFAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDFAF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DDDFAF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDDFAF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDFAF?

#DDDFAF is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 223, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDFAF?

#DDDFAF is RGB 221, 223, 175 — HSL 62°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDFAF?

Its complement is #B0AFDF; analogous partners are #DFC9AF and #C5DFAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDFAF for text?

Black text on #DDDFAF has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.