Palettes / Colors / #DFDAB5
#DFDAB5 — Light Muted Yellow
#DFDAB5 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DFDAB5 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.
#DFDAB5 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 #B4B9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFC4B4 and #CEDFB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFDAB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 218, 181 |
| HSL | 53°, 40%, 79% |
| HSV | 53°, 19%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 19%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.84, 69.17, 53.70 |
| Yxy | 69.17, 0.3419, 0.3704 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.59, -4.30, 18.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.17, -4.14, 16.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 19% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFDAB5
.text { color: #DFDAB5; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDAB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 40%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDAB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDAB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFDAB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDAB5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B4B9DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFDAB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDAB5
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 #DFDAB5: ·
How #DFDAB5 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 #DFDAB5 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 #DFDAB5?
#DFDAB5 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 218, 181). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDAB5?
#DFDAB5 is RGB 223, 218, 181 — HSL 53°, 40%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 19%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFDAB5?
Its complement is #B4B9DF; analogous partners are #DFC4B4 and #CEDFB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFDAB5 for text?
Black text on #DFDAB5 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.