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#DFD193 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD193 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 #DFD193 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.

#DFD193 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 #95A3DF; it also sits naturally between #DFAD95 and #C8DF95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD193 · RGB 223, 209, 147

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Color values

HEX#DFD193
RGB223, 209, 147
HSL49°, 54%, 73%
HSV49°, 34%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 34%, 13%
XYZ58.50, 63.40, 36.76
Yxy63.40, 0.3687, 0.3996
CIE-Lab83.65, -4.22, 32.55
Hunter Lab79.62, -4.00, 24.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD193 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD193 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD193

.text { color: #DFD193; }
.background { background-color: #DFD193; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD193; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 54%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD193; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD193; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD193">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD193">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD193

#D7C679#CFBA5E#C7AE43#B19A35#99852E#7E6E26#62561D#473E15#2B260D#100E05

Tints of #DFD193

#E2D59D#E5DAA9#E8DDB0#EAE1B8#EDE6C4#F0E9CC#F2EDD4#F4F0DC#F8F5E7#FAF8EF

Tones of #DFD193

#DACE9A#D5CB9F#CFC8A5#CAC4AA#C4C1B0#C0BEB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95A3DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD193: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD193

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 #DFD193: ·

How #DFD193 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9A2Deuteranopia · #DADBA6Tritanopia · #DEAEB0

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD193 rather than the exact color:

Palette C3e2c2
#C3E2C2 · #EAECCC · #DBCC95 · #CD8D7A
Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette 632626
#632626 · #9D5353 · #BF8B67 · #DACC96
Palette E5cb90
#E5CB90 · #FFF3C8 · #34A99D · #458393
Palette 85603f
#85603F · #9E7540 · #BD9354 · #E3D18A
Ruby Breeze
#D9D28B · #B2BD7E · #8E9162 · #6A795D

Similar colors

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

#DBCC95#DDD894#DACC96#E5CB90#E3D18A#D9D28B#E1C78F#E4D289#DDDC92#EAD196#D6CC99#E2C799

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD192  ·  #DFD194 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD193?

#DFD193 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 209, 147). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD193?

#DFD193 is RGB 223, 209, 147 — HSL 49°, 54%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD193?

Its complement is #95A3DF; analogous partners are #DFAD95 and #C8DF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD193 for text?

Black text on #DFD193 has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.