Palettes / Colors / #DFD5B0
#DFD5B0 — Light Muted Yellow
#DFD5B0 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 #DFD5B0 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.
#DFD5B0 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 #AFBADE; it also sits naturally between #DEBDAF and #D1DEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD5B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 213, 176 |
| HSL | 47°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 47°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 21%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.06, 66.41, 50.62 |
| Yxy | 66.41, 0.3465, 0.3708 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.21, -2.45, 19.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.49, -2.36, 16.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 84% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD5B0
.text { color: #DFD5B0; }
.background { background-color: #DFD5B0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD5B0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 213, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD5B0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 213, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD5B0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 213, 176, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD5B0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD5B0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFD5B0
Tints of #DFD5B0
Tones of #DFD5B0
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFBADE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD5B0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD5B0
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 #DFD5B0: ·
How #DFD5B0 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 #DFD5B0 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFD5B0?
#DFD5B0 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 213, 176). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD5B0?
#DFD5B0 is RGB 223, 213, 176 — HSL 47°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 21%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD5B0?
Its complement is #AFBADE; analogous partners are #DEBDAF and #D1DEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD5B0 for text?
Black text on #DFD5B0 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.