Palettes / Colors / #DFD3AD
#DFD3AD — Light Muted Yellow
#DFD3AD is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DFD3AD 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.
#DFD3AD 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 #AEBAE0; it also sits naturally between #E0BBAE and #D2E0AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 211, 173 |
| HSL | 46°, 44%, 78% |
| HSV | 46°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.27, 65.29, 48.91 |
| Yxy | 65.29, 0.3492, 0.3721 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.63, -1.85, 20.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.80, -1.78, 16.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD3AD
.text { color: #DFD3AD; }
.background { background-color: #DFD3AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD3AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 44%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD3AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD3AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD3AD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD3AD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFD3AD
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Tones of #DFD3AD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEBAE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD3AD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD3AD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFD3AD: ·
How #DFD3AD 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 #DFD3AD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFD3AD?
#DFD3AD is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 211, 173). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD3AD?
#DFD3AD is RGB 223, 211, 173 — HSL 46°, 44%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD3AD?
Its complement is #AEBAE0; analogous partners are #E0BBAE and #D2E0AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD3AD for text?
Black text on #DFD3AD has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.