Palettes / Colors / #DFD3A4

#DFD3A4 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD3A4 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 #DFD3A4 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.

#DFD3A4 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 #A4B0DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB6A4 and #CEDFA4. 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 83% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 26% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD3A4

.text { color: #DFD3A4; }
.background { background-color: #DFD3A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD3A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD3A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD3A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD3A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD3A4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4B0DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD3A4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD3A4

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:

How #DFD3A4 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 #DFD3A4 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD3A4?

#DFD3A4 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 211, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD3A4?

#DFD3A4 is RGB 223, 211, 164 — HSL 48°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 26%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD3A4?

Its complement is #A4B0DF; analogous partners are #DFB6A4 and #CEDFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD3A4 for text?

Black text on #DFD3A4 has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.