Palettes / Colors / #DFD1B0

#DFD1B0 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD1B0 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFD1B0 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AFBDDE; it also sits naturally between #DEB9AF and #D5DEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD1B0

.text { color: #DFD1B0; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1B0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1B0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1B0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1B0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1B0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1B0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFBDDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD1B0: #000000.

How #DFD1B0 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD1B0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD1AF  ·  #DFD1B1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1B0?

#DFD1B0 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 209, 176). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1B0?

#DFD1B0 is RGB 223, 209, 176 — HSL 42°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD1B0?

Its complement is #AFBDDE; analogous partners are #DEB9AF and #D5DEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1B0 for text?

Black text on #DFD1B0 has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.