Palettes / Colors / #DFE4BD
#DFE4BD — Pale Muted Yellow
#DFE4BD is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #DFE4BD 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.
#DFE4BD 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 #C3BEE4; it also sits naturally between #E4D6BE and #CCE4BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFE4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 228, 189 |
| HSL | 68°, 42%, 82% |
| HSV | 68°, 17%, 89% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 17%, 11% |
| XYZ | 67.36, 74.85, 59.04 |
| Yxy | 74.85, 0.3347, 0.3719 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.32, -8.19, 18.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.52, -7.93, 15.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 74%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFE4BD
.text { color: #DFE4BD; }
.background { background-color: #DFE4BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE4BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 228, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 42%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE4BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 228, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE4BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 228, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFE4BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE4BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3BEE4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFE4BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE4BD
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 #DFE4BD: ·
How #DFE4BD 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 #DFE4BD 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 #DFE4BD?
#DFE4BD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 228, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE4BD?
#DFE4BD is RGB 223, 228, 189 — HSL 68°, 42%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 11%.
What colors go with #DFE4BD?
Its complement is #C3BEE4; analogous partners are #E4D6BE and #CCE4BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFE4BD for text?
Black text on #DFE4BD has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.