Palettes / Colors / #DFD8AE

#DFD8AE — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD8AE is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFD8AE 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 #AFB6DF; it also sits naturally between #DFC0AF and #CEDFAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD8AE

.text { color: #DFD8AE; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD8AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 216, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD8AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 216, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD8AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 216, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD8AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD8AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFB6DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD8AE: #000000.

How #DFD8AE 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 #DFD8AE 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

← #DFD8AD  ·  #DFD8AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD8AE?

#DFD8AE is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 216, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD8AE?

#DFD8AE is RGB 223, 216, 174 — HSL 51°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD8AE?

Its complement is #AFB6DF; analogous partners are #DFC0AF and #CEDFAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD8AE for text?

Black text on #DFD8AE has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.