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#DFDAA4 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDAA4 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 #DFDAA4 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.

#DFDAA4 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 #A4A9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBDA4 and #C7DFA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDAA4 · RGB 223, 218, 164

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Color values

HEX#DFDAA4
RGB223, 218, 164
HSL55°, 48%, 76%
HSV55°, 26%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 26%, 13%
XYZ62.20, 68.51, 45.07
Yxy68.51, 0.3539, 0.3897
CIE-Lab86.26, -6.68, 27.26
Hunter Lab82.77, -6.38, 21.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 26% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDAA4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDAA4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDAA4

.text { color: #DFDAA4; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDAA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDAA4

#D6D08A#CDC570#C2B951#B1A83E#978F35#7D762C#625D22#444018#2A270F#0F0E05

Tints of #DFDAA4

#E2DDAC#E4E0B4#E7E3BB#EAE7C3#ECEACA#EFEDD2#F2F0D9#F4F3E1#F7F6E8#FAF9F0

Tones of #DFDAA4

#DBD7A9#D7D3AD#D2D0B1#CFCDB5#CAC9B9#C6C5BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4A9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDAA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDAA4

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 #DFDAA4: ·

How #DFDAA4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDB1Deuteranopia · #DDDEB4Tritanopia · #DFBBBE

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 #DFDAA4 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Palette 624e88
#624E88 · #8967B3 · #CB80AB · #E6D9A2
Silent Lagoon
#2F36B4 · #857EDD · #D9D36D · #E2DAAB
Palette 622b14
#622B14 · #995F2F · #978F66 · #E4D6A9

Similar colors

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

#E2DFA6#E2E0A5#E2DEA9#E6D9A2#E2DAAB#E4D6A9#DDDEAB#DCD2A2#DBDFAA#E5D7AB#EAD8A4#DCD0A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDAA3  ·  #DFDAA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDAA4?

#DFDAA4 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 218, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDAA4?

#DFDAA4 is RGB 223, 218, 164 — HSL 55°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 26%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDAA4?

Its complement is #A4A9DF; analogous partners are #DFBDA4 and #C7DFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDAA4 for text?

Black text on #DFDAA4 has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.