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#DFDABF — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDABF 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 #DFDABF 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.

#DFDABF 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 #BFC3DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCABF and #D3DFBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDABF · RGB 223, 218, 191

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Color values

HEX#DFDABF
RGB223, 218, 191
HSL51°, 33%, 81%
HSV51°, 14%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 14%, 13%
XYZ64.91, 69.59, 59.30
Yxy69.59, 0.3349, 0.3591
CIE-Lab86.80, -2.78, 13.91
Hunter Lab83.42, -2.69, 12.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFDABF

.text { color: #DFDABF; }
.background { background-color: #DFDABF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDABF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDABF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDABF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDABF

#D1CAA3#C5BC8C#B7AD71#AA9D55#928749#776E3C#5C552E#403C20#292615#0E0D07

Tints of #DFDABF

#E2DEC5#E4E0C9#E7E4D0#E9E6D3#ECE9DA#EEEBDD#F1EFE4#F3F1E7#F6F5EE#F8F7F1

Tones of #DFDABF

#DCD8C1#DAD7C3#D8D5C5#D5D3C8#D3D2CA#D1D0CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFC3DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDABF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDABF

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 #DFDABF: ·

How #DFDABF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDC6Deuteranopia · #DDDEC7Tritanopia · #DFCBCC

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 #DFDABF rather than the exact color:

Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F2EAD3 · #DFD7BF · #3F2305
Palette 30364f
#30364F · #ACBAC4 · #E1D9BC · #F0F0DB
Ruby Mirage
#EBE2CC · #DED6C1 · #CFC6B1 · #B7B09E
Palette 151d3b
#151D3B · #D82148 · #6EBF8B · #DADBBD
Palette 41431b
#41431B · #AEB784 · #E3DBBB · #F8F3E1
Crimson Ruby Voyage
#DFD4BE · #B99C64 · #61502E · #362B16

Similar colors

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

#DFD7BF#E1D9BC#DED6C1#DADBBD#E3DBBB#DFD4BE#E4DEBE#E5D9BB#D8DBBD#E1DFBA#E5DCC3#E1D7C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDABE  ·  #DFDAC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDABF?

#DFDABF is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 218, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDABF?

#DFDABF is RGB 223, 218, 191 — HSL 51°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDABF?

Its complement is #BFC3DF; analogous partners are #DFCABF and #D3DFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDABF for text?

Black text on #DFDABF has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.