Palettes / Colors / #DFE5BB
#DFE5BB — Pale Muted Yellow
#DFE5BB 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 #DFE5BB 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.
#DFE5BB 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 #C3BCE6; it also sits naturally between #E6D7BC and #CBE6BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFE5BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 229, 187 |
| HSL | 69°, 45%, 82% |
| HSV | 69°, 18%, 90% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 18%, 10% |
| XYZ | 67.42, 75.31, 58.00 |
| Yxy | 75.31, 0.3359, 0.3752 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.54, -9.00, 19.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.78, -8.70, 17.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 90% · Blue 73%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFE5BB
.text { color: #DFE5BB; }
.background { background-color: #DFE5BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE5BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 229, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 45%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE5BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 229, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE5BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 229, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFE5BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE5BB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFE5BB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3BCE6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFE5BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE5BB
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 #DFE5BB: ·
How #DFE5BB 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 #DFE5BB 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 #DFE5BB?
#DFE5BB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 229, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE5BB?
#DFE5BB is RGB 223, 229, 187 — HSL 69°, 45%, 82% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 18%, 10%.
What colors go with #DFE5BB?
Its complement is #C3BCE6; analogous partners are #E6D7BC and #CBE6BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFE5BB for text?
Black text on #DFE5BB has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.