Palettes / Colors / #DFDBAD
#DFDBAD — Light Muted Yellow
#DFDBAD 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 #DFDBAD 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.
#DFDBAD 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 #AEB2E0; it also sits naturally between #E0C3AE and #CBE0AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFDBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 219, 173 |
| HSL | 55°, 44%, 78% |
| HSV | 55°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.31, 69.37, 49.59 |
| Yxy | 69.37, 0.3473, 0.3806 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.69, -5.96, 23.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.29, -5.72, 19.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFDBAD
.text { color: #DFDBAD; }
.background { background-color: #DFDBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 44%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFDBAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDBAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEB2E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFDBAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDBAD
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 #DFDBAD: ·
How #DFDBAD 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 #DFDBAD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFDBAD?
#DFDBAD is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDBAD?
#DFDBAD is RGB 223, 219, 173 — HSL 55°, 44%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFDBAD?
Its complement is #AEB2E0; analogous partners are #E0C3AE and #CBE0AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFDBAD for text?
Black text on #DFDBAD has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.