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#DFDFA2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDFA2 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 #DFDFA2 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.

#DFDFA2 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 #A0A0DE; it also sits naturally between #DEBFA0 and #BFDEA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDFA2 · RGB 223, 223, 162

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Color values

HEX#DFDFA2
RGB223, 223, 162
HSL60°, 49%, 75%
HSV60°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 0%, 27%, 13%
XYZ63.34, 71.07, 44.56
Yxy71.07, 0.3539, 0.3971
CIE-Lab87.52, -9.47, 29.99
Hunter Lab84.30, -9.06, 23.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 64%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDFA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDFA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDFA2

.text { color: #DFDFA2; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 49%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDFA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDFA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDFA2

#D5D585#CCCC6B#C3C350#B3B33D#989834#7A7A2A#5F5F21#444417#2A2A0E#0F0F05

Tints of #DFDFA2

#E1E1A8#E4E4AF#E6E6B7#E9E9BE#EDEDCA#EFEFD1#F2F2D9#F5F5E1#F7F7E8#FAFAF0

Tones of #DFDFA2

#DADAA4#D6D6A9#D1D1AD#CDCDB2#C8C8B6#C4C4BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0A0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDFA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDFA2

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 #DFDFA2: ·

How #DFDFA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFB1Deuteranopia · #DFDFB4Tritanopia · #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 #DFDFA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Palette F5f0bb
#F5F0BB · #DBDFAA · #B3C890 · #73A9AD
Palette 624e88
#624E88 · #8967B3 · #CB80AB · #E6D9A2
Palette 932f67
#932F67 · #D92C54 · #DDDEAB · #8ABB6C

Similar colors

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

#E2E0A5#E2DFA6#E2DEA9#DBDFAA#E6D9A2#DDDEAB#E6E5A3#E1E099#D9E6A4#E2DAAB#E8E2AA#E4D6A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDFA1  ·  #DFDFA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFA2?

#DFDFA2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFA2?

#DFDFA2 is RGB 223, 223, 162 — HSL 60°, 49%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDFA2?

Its complement is #A0A0DE; analogous partners are #DEBFA0 and #BFDEA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFA2 for text?

Black text on #DFDFA2 has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.