Palettes / Colors / #DFD7BA
#DFD7BA — Light Muted Yellow
#DFD7BA 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 #DFD7BA 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.
#DFD7BA 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 #B9C1DF; it also sits naturally between #DFC4B9 and #D4DFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD7BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 215, 186 |
| HSL | 47°, 37%, 80% |
| HSV | 47°, 17%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 17%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.59, 67.83, 56.20 |
| Yxy | 67.83, 0.3389, 0.3615 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.92, -2.01, 15.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.36, -1.94, 13.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 84% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD7BA
.text { color: #DFD7BA; }
.background { background-color: #DFD7BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD7BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 215, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD7BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 215, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD7BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 215, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD7BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD7BA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9C1DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD7BA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD7BA
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 #DFD7BA: ·
How #DFD7BA 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 #DFD7BA 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 #DFD7BA?
#DFD7BA is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 215, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD7BA?
#DFD7BA is RGB 223, 215, 186 — HSL 47°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 17%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD7BA?
Its complement is #B9C1DF; analogous partners are #DFC4B9 and #D4DFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD7BA for text?
Black text on #DFD7BA has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.