Palettes / Colors / #DFD9AD
#DFD9AD — Light Muted Yellow
#DFD9AD 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 #DFD9AD 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.
#DFD9AD 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 #AEB4E0; it also sits naturally between #E0C1AE and #CDE0AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD9AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 217, 173 |
| HSL | 53°, 44%, 78% |
| HSV | 53°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.79, 68.33, 49.42 |
| Yxy | 68.33, 0.3478, 0.3785 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.17, -4.94, 22.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.66, -4.74, 18.61 |
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
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CSS code for #DFD9AD
.text { color: #DFD9AD; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD9AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 217, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 44%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD9AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 217, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD9AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 217, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD9AD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD9AD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEB4E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD9AD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD9AD
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 #DFD9AD: ·
How #DFD9AD 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 #DFD9AD 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 #DFD9AD?
#DFD9AD is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 217, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD9AD?
#DFD9AD is RGB 223, 217, 173 — HSL 53°, 44%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD9AD?
Its complement is #AEB4E0; analogous partners are #E0C1AE and #CDE0AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD9AD for text?
Black text on #DFD9AD has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.