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#DFD6A4 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD6A4 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 #DFD6A4 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.

#DFD6A4 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 #A4ADDF; it also sits naturally between #DFB9A4 and #CBDFA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD6A4 · RGB 223, 214, 164

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Color values

HEX#DFD6A4
RGB223, 214, 164
HSL51°, 48%, 76%
HSV51°, 26%, 87%
CMYK0%, 4%, 26%, 13%
XYZ61.18, 66.46, 44.73
Yxy66.46, 0.3549, 0.3856
CIE-Lab85.23, -4.63, 25.86
Hunter Lab81.52, -4.43, 20.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 84% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 26% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD6A4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD6A4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD6A4

.text { color: #DFD6A4; }
.background { background-color: #DFD6A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD6A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 214, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD6A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 214, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD6A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 214, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD6A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD6A4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD6A4

#D6CB8A#CDBF70#C2B151#B1A03E#978835#7D702C#625922#443D18#2A250F#0F0E05

Tints of #DFD6A4

#E2DAAC#E4DDB4#E7E1BB#EAE4C3#ECE7CA#EFEBD2#F2EED9#F4F1E1#F7F5E8#FAF8F0

Tones of #DFD6A4

#DBD3A9#D7D0AD#D2CDB1#CFCBB5#CAC8B9#C6C5BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4ADDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD6A4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD6A4

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 #DFD6A4: ·

How #DFD6A4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBB0Deuteranopia · #DCDCB3Tritanopia · #DFBABC

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 #DFD6A4 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Palette 622b14
#622B14 · #995F2F · #978F66 · #E4D6A9
Palette 004030
#004030 · #4A9782 · #DCD0A8 · #FFF9E5
Palette 624e88
#624E88 · #8967B3 · #CB80AB · #E6D9A2
Silent Lagoon
#2F36B4 · #857EDD · #D9D36D · #E2DAAB
Palette 8a7650
#8A7650 · #8E977D · #ECE7D1 · #DBCEA5

Similar colors

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

#DCD2A2#E4D6A9#DCD0A8#E6D9A2#E2DAAB#DBCEA5#E5D7AB#E2DFA6#E2DEA9#E2E0A5#E4CDA7#DDDEAB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD6A3  ·  #DFD6A5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD6A4?

#DFD6A4 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 214, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD6A4?

#DFD6A4 is RGB 223, 214, 164 — HSL 51°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 26%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD6A4?

Its complement is #A4ADDF; analogous partners are #DFB9A4 and #CBDFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD6A4 for text?

Black text on #DFD6A4 has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.