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#DFD1A8 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD1A8 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 #DFD1A8 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.

#DFD1A8 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 #A9B7DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB7A9 and #D2DFA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD1A8 · RGB 223, 209, 168

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Color values

HEX#DFD1A8
RGB223, 209, 168
HSL45°, 46%, 77%
HSV45°, 25%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 25%, 13%
XYZ60.30, 64.12, 46.24
Yxy64.12, 0.3533, 0.3757
CIE-Lab84.03, -1.52, 22.12
Hunter Lab80.07, -1.45, 18.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 25% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD1A8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD1A8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD1A8

.text { color: #DFD1A8; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1A8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1A8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 46%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1A8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1A8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1A8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1A8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD1A8

#D6C48F#CBB472#C1A757#B39742#998138#7B682D#615224#473C1A#29230F#0F0D06

Tints of #DFD1A8

#E2D6B1#E5DAB8#E8DEC0#EAE2C7#EDE5CF#EEE7D2#F1EBDA#F4EFE1#F7F3E9#F9F7F0

Tones of #DFD1A8

#DBD0AD#D8CEB1#D4CCB5#D0CAB9#CCC8BD#C8C6C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9B7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD1A8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1A8

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 #DFD1A8: ·

How #DFD1A8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9B2Deuteranopia · #DADBB4Tritanopia · #DEBABB

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 #DFD1A8 rather than the exact color:

Palette 004030
#004030 · #4A9782 · #DCD0A8 · #FFF9E5
Palette 8a7650
#8A7650 · #8E977D · #ECE7D1 · #DBCEA5
Palette 8e806a
#8E806A · #C3B091 · #E4CDA7 · #FFE6BC
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Palette 546b41
#546B41 · #99AD7A · #DCCCAC · #FFF8EC
Palette 622b14
#622B14 · #995F2F · #978F66 · #E4D6A9

Similar colors

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

#DCD0A8#DBCEA5#E4CDA7#DCD2A2#DCCCAC#E4D6A9#E5D0AC#E6CFA9#E4CCAB#E3CAA5#E7CEA6#E5D7AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD1A7  ·  #DFD1A9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1A8?

#DFD1A8 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 209, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1A8?

#DFD1A8 is RGB 223, 209, 168 — HSL 45°, 46%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 25%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD1A8?

Its complement is #A9B7DF; analogous partners are #DFB7A9 and #D2DFA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1A8 for text?

Black text on #DFD1A8 has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.