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#DFD29E — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD29E 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 #DFD29E 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.

#DFD29E 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 #9FACDF; it also sits naturally between #DFB39F and #CCDF9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD29E · RGB 223, 210, 158

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Color values

HEX#DFD29E
RGB223, 210, 158
HSL48°, 50%, 75%
HSV48°, 29%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 29%, 13%
XYZ59.65, 64.25, 41.61
Yxy64.25, 0.3604, 0.3882
CIE-Lab84.10, -3.37, 27.45
Hunter Lab80.16, -3.21, 21.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 29% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD29E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD29E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD29E

.text { color: #DFD29E; }
.background { background-color: #DFD29E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD29E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 210, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 50%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD29E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 210, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD29E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 210, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD29E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD29E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD29E

#D6C685#CDB96A#C4AD4F#B49C3C#998533#7A6A29#605320#453C17#2A240E#0F0D05

Tints of #DFD29E

#E2D6A7#E4DAAF#E7DDB6#E9E1BE#EDE6C9#F0EAD1#F2EDD9#F5F1E0#F7F4E8#FAF8F0

Tones of #DFD29E

#DBD0A4#D6CDA8#D2CAAD#CDC7B2#C8C5B6#C4C2BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FACDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD29E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD29E

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 #DFD29E: ·

How #DFD29E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9ABDeuteranopia · #DADBAETritanopia · #DEB5B7

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 #DFD29E rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Palette 8a7650
#8A7650 · #8E977D · #ECE7D1 · #DBCEA5
Palette 87805e
#87805E · #B09B71 · #D8CCA3 · #EDDFB3
Palette 004030
#004030 · #4A9782 · #DCD0A8 · #FFF9E5
Palette 624e88
#624E88 · #8967B3 · #CB80AB · #E6D9A2
Palette 632626
#632626 · #9D5353 · #BF8B67 · #DACC96

Similar colors

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

#DCD2A2#DBCEA5#D8CCA3#DCD0A8#E6D9A2#DACC96#E3CAA5#E4CDA7#DBCC95#DDD894#EACEA0#D5CEA3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD29D  ·  #DFD29F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD29E?

#DFD29E is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 210, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD29E?

#DFD29E is RGB 223, 210, 158 — HSL 48°, 50%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 29%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD29E?

Its complement is #9FACDF; analogous partners are #DFB39F and #CCDF9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD29E for text?

Black text on #DFD29E has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.