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#DFD1A3 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD1A3 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 #DFD1A3 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.

#DFD1A3 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 #A4B2DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB4A4 and #D0DFA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD1A3 · RGB 223, 209, 163

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Color values

HEX#DFD1A3
RGB223, 209, 163
HSL46°, 48%, 76%
HSV46°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 27%, 13%
XYZ59.84, 63.93, 43.84
Yxy63.93, 0.3570, 0.3814
CIE-Lab83.93, -2.19, 24.61
Hunter Lab79.96, -2.10, 19.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD1A3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD1A3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD1A3

.text { color: #DFD1A3; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1A3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1A3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1A3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1A3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1A3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1A3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD1A3

#D6C48A#CDB770#C2A851#B1973E#978035#7D6A2C#625322#443A18#2A230F#0F0D05

Tints of #DFD1A3

#E2D5AC#E4D9B4#E7DDBB#EAE1C3#ECE4CA#EFE8D2#F2ECD9#F4F0E1#F7F4E8#FAF7F0

Tones of #DFD1A3

#DBCFA9#D7CDAD#D2CBB1#CFC9B5#CAC6B9#C6C4BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4B2DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD1A3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1A3

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 #DFD1A3: ·

How #DFD1A3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9AEDeuteranopia · #DADBB1Tritanopia · #DEB7B9

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 #DFD1A3 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#E4D6A9#E6CFA9#D6CDA4#D5CEA3#E4CCAB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD1A2  ·  #DFD1A4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1A3?

#DFD1A3 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 209, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1A3?

#DFD1A3 is RGB 223, 209, 163 — HSL 46°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD1A3?

Its complement is #A4B2DF; analogous partners are #DFB4A4 and #D0DFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1A3 for text?

Black text on #DFD1A3 has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.