Palettes / Colors / #DFE2BE
#DFE2BE — Pale Muted Yellow
#DFE2BE is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DFE2BE 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.
#DFE2BE 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 #C3C0E3; it also sits naturally between #E3D4C0 and #CEE3C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFE2BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 226, 190 |
| HSL | 65°, 38%, 82% |
| HSV | 65°, 16%, 89% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 16%, 11% |
| XYZ | 66.92, 73.80, 59.43 |
| Yxy | 73.80, 0.3344, 0.3687 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.83, -7.03, 17.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.91, -6.80, 14.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 75%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFE2BE
.text { color: #DFE2BE; }
.background { background-color: #DFE2BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE2BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 226, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 38%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE2BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 226, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE2BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 226, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFE2BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE2BE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFE2BE
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Tones of #DFE2BE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3C0E3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFE2BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE2BE
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 #DFE2BE: ·
How #DFE2BE 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 #DFE2BE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFE2BE?
#DFE2BE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 226, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE2BE?
#DFE2BE is RGB 223, 226, 190 — HSL 65°, 38%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 16%, 11%.
What colors go with #DFE2BE?
Its complement is #C3C0E3; analogous partners are #E3D4C0 and #CEE3C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFE2BE for text?
Black text on #DFE2BE has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.