Palettes / Colors / #DFDFBA

#DFDFBA — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDFBA is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFDFBA 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 #B9B9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCCB9 and #CCDFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDFBA

.text { color: #DFDFBA; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9B9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDFBA: #000000.

How #DFDFBA 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 #DFDFBA 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

← #DFDFB9  ·  #DFDFBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFBA?

#DFDFBA is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFBA?

#DFDFBA is RGB 223, 223, 186 — HSL 60°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 17%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDFBA?

Its complement is #B9B9DF; analogous partners are #DFCCB9 and #CCDFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFBA for text?

Black text on #DFDFBA has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.