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#DFD198 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD198 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DFD198 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.

#DFD198 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 #9AA8E0; it also sits naturally between #E0AF9A and #CBE09A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD198 · RGB 223, 209, 152

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Color values

HEX#DFD198
RGB223, 209, 152
HSL48°, 53%, 74%
HSV48°, 32%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 32%, 13%
XYZ58.90, 63.56, 38.87
Yxy63.56, 0.3651, 0.3940
CIE-Lab83.73, -3.61, 30.08
Hunter Lab79.72, -3.43, 23.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 32% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD198 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD198 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD198

.text { color: #DFD198; }
.background { background-color: #DFD198; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD198; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 53%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD198; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD198; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD198">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD198">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD198

#D7C67E#CFB963#C7AD48#B39B37#98832F#7D6C26#62541E#463C16#2B250D#100D05

Tints of #DFD198

#E2D5A1#E5D9A9#E8DEB5#EBE1BD#EDE5C4#EFE8CC#F2ECD4#F5F1E0#F8F5E8#FAF8EF

Tones of #DFD198

#DBCF9F#D6CCA4#D1C9A9#CCC6AD#C7C3B3#C2C0B7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AA8E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD198: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD198

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 #DFD198: ·

How #DFD198 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9A6Deuteranopia · #DADBA9Tritanopia · #DEB1B3

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 #DFD198 rather than the exact color:

Palette C3e2c2
#C3E2C2 · #EAECCC · #DBCC95 · #CD8D7A
Palette 632626
#632626 · #9D5353 · #BF8B67 · #DACC96
Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette 001524
#001524 · #445D48 · #D6CC99 · #FDE5D4
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Palette 9a3b3b
#9A3B3B · #C08261 · #E2C799 · #F2ECBE

Similar colors

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

#DBCC95#DACC96#DDD894#D6CC99#DCD2A2#E2C799#EAD196#E5CB90#DDDC92#EBCE95#E7C89E#E1C78F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD197  ·  #DFD199 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD198?

#DFD198 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 209, 152). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD198?

#DFD198 is RGB 223, 209, 152 — HSL 48°, 53%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 32%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD198?

Its complement is #9AA8E0; analogous partners are #E0AF9A and #CBE09A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD198 for text?

Black text on #DFD198 has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.