Palettes / Colors / #DDDFBF
#DDDFBF — Light Muted Yellow
#DDDFBF is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DDDFBF 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.
#DDDFBF 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 #C1BFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFD1BF and #CCDFBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDDFBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 223, 191 |
| HSL | 64°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 64°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 14%, 13% |
| XYZ | 65.61, 71.91, 59.71 |
| Yxy | 71.91, 0.3327, 0.3646 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.92, -6.06, 15.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.80, -5.85, 13.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 75%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDDFBF
.text { color: #DDDFBF; }
.background { background-color: #DDDFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 223, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 223, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 223, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDDFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDFBF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1BFDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDDFBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDFBF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDDFBF: ·
How #DDDFBF 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 #DDDFBF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDDFBF?
#DDDFBF is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 223, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDFBF?
#DDDFBF is RGB 221, 223, 191 — HSL 64°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDDFBF?
Its complement is #C1BFDF; analogous partners are #DFD1BF and #CCDFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDDFBF for text?
Black text on #DDDFBF has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.