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#DFDCA4 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDCA4 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 #DFDCA4 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.

#DFDCA4 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 #A4A7DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBFA4 and #C5DFA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDCA4 · RGB 223, 220, 164

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Color values

HEX#DFDCA4
RGB223, 220, 164
HSL57°, 48%, 76%
HSV57°, 26%, 87%
CMYK0%, 1%, 26%, 13%
XYZ62.73, 69.55, 45.24
Yxy69.55, 0.3533, 0.3918
CIE-Lab86.78, -7.69, 27.96
Hunter Lab83.40, -7.36, 22.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 26% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDCA4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDCA4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDCA4

.text { color: #DFDCA4; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDCA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDCA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDCA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDCA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDCA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDCA4

#D6D28A#CDC870#C2BC51#B1AC3E#979235#7D792C#625F22#444218#2A280F#0F0F05

Tints of #DFDCA4

#E2DFAC#E4E2B4#E7E5BB#EAE8C3#ECEBCA#EFEED2#F2F1D9#F4F3E1#F7F6E8#FAF9F0

Tones of #DFDCA4

#DBD8A9#D7D5AD#D2D1B1#CFCDB5#CACAB9#C6C6BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4A7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDCA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDCA4

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 #DFDCA4: ·

How #DFDCA4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEB2Deuteranopia · #DEDEB5Tritanopia · #DFBCBF

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 #DFDCA4 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Palette 932f67
#932F67 · #D92C54 · #DDDEAB · #8ABB6C
Palette F5f0bb
#F5F0BB · #DBDFAA · #B3C890 · #73A9AD
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#E2DEA9#DDDEAB#DBDFAA#E2DAAB#E6D9A2#E4D6A9#E5D7AB#DCD2A2#E6E5A3#D9E6A4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDCA3  ·  #DFDCA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDCA4?

#DFDCA4 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 220, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDCA4?

#DFDCA4 is RGB 223, 220, 164 — HSL 57°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 26%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDCA4?

Its complement is #A4A7DF; analogous partners are #DFBFA4 and #C5DFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDCA4 for text?

Black text on #DFDCA4 has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.