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#DFDAB2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDAB2 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 #DFDAB2 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.

#DFDAB2 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 #B3B9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFC4B3 and #CFDFB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDAB2 · RGB 223, 218, 178

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Color values

HEX#DFDAB2
RGB223, 218, 178
HSL53°, 41%, 79%
HSV53°, 20%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 20%, 13%
XYZ63.54, 69.05, 52.10
Yxy69.05, 0.3440, 0.3739
CIE-Lab86.53, -4.73, 20.34
Hunter Lab83.09, -4.55, 17.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 20% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDAB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDAB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDAB2

.text { color: #DFDAB2; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDAB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 41%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDAB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDAB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDAB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDAB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDAB2

#D5CE9A#C9C07E#BEB464#B0A44A#978D3F#7A7233#615A29#44401D#2B2812#0E0D06

Tints of #DFDAB2

#E2DEBB#E4E0BE#E7E3C5#EAE7CD#EDEAD4#EEECD7#F1EFDF#F4F3E6#F6F5E9#F9F8F1

Tones of #DFDAB2

#DCD8B7#D9D5BA#D6D3BD#D3D1C0#D0CEC3#CDCCC6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3B9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDAB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDAB2

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 #DFDAB2: ·

How #DFDAB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDBCDeuteranopia · #DDDEBETritanopia · #DFC3C5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDAB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette E0d8b0
#E0D8B0 · #FCFFE7 · #DEA057 · #CE9461
Palette Cc7351
#CC7351 · #E08F62 · #DED7B1 · #9DAB86
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Palette Daddb1
#DADDB1 · #B3A492 · #BFB29E · #D6C7AE
Palette 7c93c3
#7C93C3 · #55679C · #1E2A5E · #E1D7B7
Palette 40513b
#40513B · #628141 · #E5D9B6 · #E67E22

Similar colors

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

#E0D8B0#DED7B1#E2DDB4#DADDB1#E1D7B7#E5D9B6#E2DAAB#E4DFB5#DCD3B5#DDDEAB#DAD4B5#E8DBB3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDAB1  ·  #DFDAB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDAB2?

#DFDAB2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 218, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDAB2?

#DFDAB2 is RGB 223, 218, 178 — HSL 53°, 41%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 20%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDAB2?

Its complement is #B3B9DF; analogous partners are #DFC4B3 and #CFDFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDAB2 for text?

Black text on #DFDAB2 has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.