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#DFD5B2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD5B2 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 #DFD5B2 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.

#DFD5B2 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 #B3BDDF; it also sits naturally between #DFC0B3 and #D3DFB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD5B2 · RGB 223, 213, 178

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Color values

HEX#DFD5B2
RGB223, 213, 178
HSL47°, 41%, 79%
HSV47°, 20%, 87%
CMYK0%, 4%, 20%, 13%
XYZ62.26, 66.49, 51.67
Yxy66.49, 0.3451, 0.3685
CIE-Lab85.25, -2.17, 18.56
Hunter Lab81.54, -2.08, 15.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 84% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 20% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD5B2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD5B2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD5B2

.text { color: #DFD5B2; }
.background { background-color: #DFD5B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD5B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 213, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 41%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD5B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 213, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD5B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 213, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD5B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD5B2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD5B2

#D5C89A#C9B97E#BEAB64#B09A4A#97843F#7A6B33#615529#443C1D#2B2612#0E0D06

Tints of #DFD5B2

#E2DABB#E4DCBE#E7E0C5#EAE4CD#EDE8D4#EEE9D7#F1EDDF#F4F1E6#F6F3E9#F9F7F1

Tones of #DFD5B2

#DCD4B7#D9D2BA#D6D0BD#D3CFC0#D0CDC3#CDCBC6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3BDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD5B2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD5B2

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 #DFD5B2: ·

How #DFD5B2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBBADeuteranopia · #DBDCBDTritanopia · #DFC1C3

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD5B2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Cc7351
#CC7351 · #E08F62 · #DED7B1 · #9DAB86
Palette E0d8b0
#E0D8B0 · #FCFFE7 · #DEA057 · #CE9461
Gentle Opal
#887C2C · #44C2B1 · #A23AB2 · #DCD3B5
Palette 9bb4c0
#9BB4C0 · #E1D0B3 · #A18D6D · #703B3B
Palette 7c93c3
#7C93C3 · #55679C · #1E2A5E · #E1D7B7
Palette 800000
#800000 · #982B1C · #DAD4B5 · #F2E8C6

Similar colors

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

#DED7B1#E0D8B0#DCD3B5#E1D0B3#E1D7B7#DAD4B5#DED0B6#E5D3AF#DFD0B8#E5D9B6#E7D4B5#E2DDB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD5B1  ·  #DFD5B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD5B2?

#DFD5B2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 213, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD5B2?

#DFD5B2 is RGB 223, 213, 178 — HSL 47°, 41%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 20%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD5B2?

Its complement is #B3BDDF; analogous partners are #DFC0B3 and #D3DFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD5B2 for text?

Black text on #DFD5B2 has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.