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#DFD298 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD298 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 #DFD298 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.

#DFD298 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 #9AA6E0; it also sits naturally between #E0B09A and #CAE09A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD298 · RGB 223, 210, 152

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Color values

HEX#DFD298
RGB223, 210, 152
HSL49°, 53%, 74%
HSV49°, 32%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 32%, 13%
XYZ59.15, 64.05, 38.95
Yxy64.05, 0.3648, 0.3950
CIE-Lab83.99, -4.12, 30.42
Hunter Lab80.03, -3.92, 23.69

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 #DFD298 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD298 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD298

.text { color: #DFD298; }
.background { background-color: #DFD298; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD298; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 210, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 53%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD298; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 210, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD298; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 210, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD298">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD298">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD298

#D7C77E#CFBB63#C7AF48#B39D37#98852F#7D6D26#62551E#463D16#2B250D#100E05

Tints of #DFD298

#E2D6A1#E5DAA9#E8DFB5#EBE2BD#EDE6C4#EFE9CC#F2ECD4#F5F1E0#F8F5E8#FAF8EF

Tones of #DFD298

#DBD09F#D6CDA4#D1C9A9#CCC6AD#C7C3B3#C2C0B7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AA6E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD298: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD298

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 #DFD298: ·

How #DFD298 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 · #DEB1B4

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 #DFD298 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette C3e2c2
#C3E2C2 · #EAECCC · #DBCC95 · #CD8D7A
Palette 632626
#632626 · #9D5353 · #BF8B67 · #DACC96
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Palette 001524
#001524 · #445D48 · #D6CC99 · #FDE5D4
Palette 7d0a0a
#7D0A0A · #BF3131 · #EAD196 · #F3EDC8

Similar colors

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

#DDD894#DBCC95#DACC96#DCD2A2#D6CC99#EAD196#E2C799#DDDC92#E5CB90#EBCE95#E6D9A2#E7C89E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD297  ·  #DFD299 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD298?

#DFD298 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 210, 152). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD298?

#DFD298 is RGB 223, 210, 152 — HSL 49°, 53%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 32%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD298?

Its complement is #9AA6E0; analogous partners are #E0B09A and #CAE09A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD298 for text?

Black text on #DFD298 has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.