Palettes / Colors / #DFCA8F

#DFCA8F — Light Yellow

#DFCA8F is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DFCA8F 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.

#DFCA8F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #90A5E0; it also sits naturally between #E0A290 and #CDE090. 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 79% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 36% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCA8F

.text { color: #DFCA8F; }
.background { background-color: #DFCA8F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCA8F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 202, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 56%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCA8F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 202, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCA8F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 202, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFCA8F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCA8F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90A5E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCA8F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCA8F

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:

How #DFCA8F 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 #DFCA8F 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

← #DFCA8E  ·  #DFCA90 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCA8F?

#DFCA8F is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 202, 143). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCA8F?

#DFCA8F is RGB 223, 202, 143 — HSL 44°, 56%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 36%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCA8F?

Its complement is #90A5E0; analogous partners are #E0A290 and #CDE090. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCA8F for text?

Black text on #DFCA8F has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.