Palettes / Colors / #DFCF87
#DFCF87 — Light Yellow
#DFCF87 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 #DFCF87 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.
#DFCF87 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 #8696DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA286 and #C3DF86. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFCF87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 207, 135 |
| HSL | 49°, 58%, 70% |
| HSV | 49°, 39%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 39%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.12, 62.06, 31.89 |
| Yxy | 62.06, 0.3781, 0.4108 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.95, -4.56, 37.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.78, -4.31, 27.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 53%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 39% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFCF87
.text { color: #DFCF87; }
.background { background-color: #DFCF87; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCF87; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 207, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 58%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCF87; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 207, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCF87; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 207, 135, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFCF87">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCF87">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8696DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFCF87: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCF87
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 #DFCF87: ·
How #DFCF87 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 #DFCF87 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 #DFCF87?
#DFCF87 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 207, 135). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCF87?
#DFCF87 is RGB 223, 207, 135 — HSL 49°, 58%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 39%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFCF87?
Its complement is #8696DF; analogous partners are #DFA286 and #C3DF86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFCF87 for text?
Black text on #DFCF87 has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.