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#DFDA94 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDA94 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DFDA94 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.

#DFDA94 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 #959ADF; it also sits naturally between #DFB595 and #BFDF95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDA94 · RGB 223, 218, 148

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Color values

HEX#DFDA94
RGB223, 218, 148
HSL56°, 54%, 73%
HSV56°, 34%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 34%, 13%
XYZ60.85, 67.97, 37.93
Yxy67.97, 0.3649, 0.4076
CIE-Lab85.99, -8.69, 35.12
Hunter Lab82.44, -8.26, 26.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDA94 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDA94 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDA94

.text { color: #DFDA94; }
.background { background-color: #DFDA94; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDA94; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 54%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDA94; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDA94; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDA94">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDA94">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDA94

#D7D179#CFC75E#C7BE43#B1A835#99922E#7E7826#625E1D#474315#2B290D#100F05

Tints of #DFDA94

#E2DD9D#E5E1A9#E8E4B0#EAE7B8#EDEBC4#F0EDCC#F2F0D4#F4F3DC#F8F7E7#FAFAEF

Tones of #DFDA94

#DAD69A#D5D19F#CFCDA5#CAC8AA#C4C3B0#C0BFB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #959ADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDA94: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDA94

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 #DFDA94: ·

How #DFDA94 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDA5Deuteranopia · #DDDEA9Tritanopia · #DFB2B5

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDA94 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Palette 335c49
#335C49 · #678C40 · #BDBE36 · #E5DD90
Palette 070739
#070739 · #521477 · #C327AB · #E1E099
Golden Petal
#E4E18D · #AFE47C · #25C72E · #2EB782
Silent Ruby Voyage
#EAD68F · #CEA821 · #7C6413 · #3B310C

Similar colors

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

#DDD894#DDDC92#E5DD90#E1E099#E4E18D#EAD68F#E9E294#DEE791#D9D28B#E3D18A#DAD887#EDDB92

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDA93  ·  #DFDA95 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDA94?

#DFDA94 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 218, 148). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDA94?

#DFDA94 is RGB 223, 218, 148 — HSL 56°, 54%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDA94?

Its complement is #959ADF; analogous partners are #DFB595 and #BFDF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDA94 for text?

Black text on #DFDA94 has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.