Palettes / Colors / #DFE5AE

#DFE5AE — Light Muted Yellow

#DFE5AE is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFE5AE 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 #B5AEE5; it also sits naturally between #E5D0AE and #C3E5AE. 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 90% · Blue 68%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE5AE

.text { color: #DFE5AE; }
.background { background-color: #DFE5AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE5AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 229, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 51%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE5AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 229, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE5AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 229, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE5AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE5AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5AEE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE5AE: #000000.

How #DFE5AE 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 #DFE5AE 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

← #DFE5AD  ·  #DFE5AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE5AE?

#DFE5AE is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 229, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE5AE?

#DFE5AE is RGB 223, 229, 174 — HSL 67°, 51%, 79% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 24%, 10%.

What colors go with #DFE5AE?

Its complement is #B5AEE5; analogous partners are #E5D0AE and #C3E5AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE5AE for text?

Black text on #DFE5AE has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.