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#DFDBA2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDBA2 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 #DFDBA2 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.

#DFDBA2 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 #A0A4DE; it also sits naturally between #DEBBA0 and #C3DEA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDBA2 · RGB 223, 219, 162

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Color values

HEX#DFDBA2
RGB223, 219, 162
HSL56°, 49%, 75%
HSV56°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 27%, 13%
XYZ62.28, 68.96, 44.21
Yxy68.96, 0.3550, 0.3930
CIE-Lab86.48, -7.45, 28.60
Hunter Lab83.04, -7.12, 22.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDBA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDBA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDBA2

.text { color: #DFDBA2; }
.background { background-color: #DFDBA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDBA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 49%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDBA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDBA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDBA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDBA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDBA2

#D5D085#CCC66B#C3BC50#B3AB3D#989134#7A742A#5F5B21#444117#2A280E#0F0F05

Tints of #DFDBA2

#E1DDA8#E4E0AF#E6E3B7#E9E6BE#EDEACA#EFEDD1#F2F0D9#F5F3E1#F7F6E8#FAF9F0

Tones of #DFDBA2

#DAD6A4#D6D3A9#D1CFAD#CDCBB2#C8C7B6#C4C3BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0A4DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDBA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDBA2

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 #DFDBA2: ·

How #DFDBA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDB0Deuteranopia · #DEDEB3Tritanopia · #DFBBBD

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 #DFDBA2 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Palette 624e88
#624E88 · #8967B3 · #CB80AB · #E6D9A2
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Silent Lagoon
#2F36B4 · #857EDD · #D9D36D · #E2DAAB

Similar colors

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

#E2DFA6#E2E0A5#E6D9A2#E2DEA9#DCD2A2#E2DAAB#DDDEAB#DBDFAA#E4D6A9#E1E099#E5D7AB#EAD8A4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDBA1  ·  #DFDBA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDBA2?

#DFDBA2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDBA2?

#DFDBA2 is RGB 223, 219, 162 — HSL 56°, 49%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDBA2?

Its complement is #A0A4DE; analogous partners are #DEBBA0 and #C3DEA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDBA2 for text?

Black text on #DFDBA2 has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.