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#DFD4A7 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD4A7 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 #DFD4A7 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.

#DFD4A7 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 #A5B1DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB6A5 and #CDDFA5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD4A7 · RGB 223, 212, 167

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Color values

HEX#DFD4A7
RGB223, 212, 167
HSL48°, 47%, 76%
HSV48°, 25%, 87%
CMYK0%, 5%, 25%, 13%
XYZ60.95, 65.56, 46.00
Yxy65.56, 0.3533, 0.3800
CIE-Lab84.77, -3.20, 23.68
Hunter Lab80.97, -3.06, 19.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 25% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD4A7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD4A7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD4A7

.text { color: #DFD4A7; }
.background { background-color: #DFD4A7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD4A7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 212, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 47%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD4A7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 212, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD4A7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 212, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD4A7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD4A7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD4A7

#D5C68B#CCB971#C1AB53#B09A40#968336#7C6C2D#615523#433B18#29240F#0F0D05

Tints of #DFD4A7

#E1D7AD#E4DAB4#E7DEBC#E9E2C3#ECE5CB#EFE9D2#F1EDDA#F4F0E1#F7F4E9#FAF8F0

Tones of #DFD4A7

#DAD0A9#D7CEAD#D2CCB1#CEC9B6#CAC7BA#C6C4BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5B1DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD4A7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD4A7

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 #DFD4A7: ·

How #DFD4A7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAB2Deuteranopia · #DBDCB5Tritanopia · #DEBABC

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 #DFD4A7 rather than the exact color:

Palette 004030
#004030 · #4A9782 · #DCD0A8 · #FFF9E5
Palette 622b14
#622B14 · #995F2F · #978F66 · #E4D6A9
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Palette 8a7650
#8A7650 · #8E977D · #ECE7D1 · #DBCEA5
Royal Ruby Cascade
#340D18 · #851B40 · #D5567D · #E5D7AB
Silent Lagoon
#2F36B4 · #857EDD · #D9D36D · #E2DAAB

Similar colors

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

#DCD0A8#E4D6A9#DCD2A2#DBCEA5#E5D7AB#E2DAAB#E4CDA7#E5D0AC#E6CFA9#DCCCAC#E0D8B0#E6D9A2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD4A6  ·  #DFD4A8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD4A7?

#DFD4A7 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 212, 167). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD4A7?

#DFD4A7 is RGB 223, 212, 167 — HSL 48°, 47%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 25%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD4A7?

Its complement is #A5B1DF; analogous partners are #DFB6A5 and #CDDFA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD4A7 for text?

Black text on #DFD4A7 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.