Palettes / Colors / #DFD094

#DFD094 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD094 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DFD094 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.

#DFD094 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #95A4DF; it also sits naturally between #DFAB95 and #C9DF95. 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 82% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD094

.text { color: #DFD094; }
.background { background-color: #DFD094; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD094; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 208, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 54%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD094; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 208, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD094; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 208, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD094">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD094">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95A4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD094: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD094

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 #DFD094 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 #DFD094 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

← #DFD093  ·  #DFD095 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD094?

#DFD094 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 208, 148). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD094?

#DFD094 is RGB 223, 208, 148 — HSL 48°, 54%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD094?

Its complement is #95A4DF; analogous partners are #DFAB95 and #C9DF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD094 for text?

Black text on #DFD094 has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.