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#DFD0A2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD0A2 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 #DFD0A2 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.

#DFD0A2 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 #A0B0DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB0A0 and #CFDEA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD0A2 · RGB 223, 208, 162

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Color values

HEX#DFD0A2
RGB223, 208, 162
HSL45°, 49%, 75%
HSV45°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 7%, 27%, 13%
XYZ59.51, 63.41, 43.29
Yxy63.41, 0.3581, 0.3815
CIE-Lab83.66, -1.81, 24.76
Hunter Lab79.63, -1.73, 19.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD0A2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD0A2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD0A2

.text { color: #DFD0A2; }
.background { background-color: #DFD0A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD0A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 208, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 49%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD0A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 208, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD0A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 208, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD0A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD0A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD0A2

#D5C185#CCB46B#C3A650#B3953D#987F34#7A662A#5F4F21#443917#2A230E#0F0D05

Tints of #DFD0A2

#E1D3A8#E4D7AF#E6DAB7#E9DEBE#EDE4CA#EFE8D1#F2ECD9#F5F0E1#F7F3E8#FAF7F0

Tones of #DFD0A2

#DACDA4#D6CAA9#D1C8AD#CDC6B2#C8C4B6#C4C1BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0B0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD0A2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD0A2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFD0A2: ·

How #DFD0A2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8ADDeuteranopia · #D9DBB0Tritanopia · #DEB6B8

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD0A2 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Palette 8a7650
#8A7650 · #8E977D · #ECE7D1 · #DBCEA5
Palette 004030
#004030 · #4A9782 · #DCD0A8 · #FFF9E5
Palette 8e806a
#8E806A · #C3B091 · #E4CDA7 · #FFE6BC
Palette Ad8b73
#AD8B73 · #CEAB93 · #E3CAA5 · #FFFBE9
Palette 87805e
#87805E · #B09B71 · #D8CCA3 · #EDDFB3

Similar colors

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

#DCD2A2#DBCEA5#DCD0A8#E4CDA7#E3CAA5#D8CCA3#E7CEA6#D6CDA4#E6CFA9#D5CEA3#E4D6A9#E4CCAB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD0A1  ·  #DFD0A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD0A2?

#DFD0A2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 208, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD0A2?

#DFD0A2 is RGB 223, 208, 162 — HSL 45°, 49%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD0A2?

Its complement is #A0B0DE; analogous partners are #DEB0A0 and #CFDEA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD0A2 for text?

Black text on #DFD0A2 has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.