Palettes / Colors / #DFD075
#DFD075 — Light Yellow
#DFD075 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 #DFD075 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.
#DFD075 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #7785DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9D77 and #B9DF77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD075 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 208, 117 |
| HSL | 52°, 62%, 67% |
| HSV | 52°, 48%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 48%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.20, 62.08, 25.85 |
| Yxy | 62.08, 0.3899, 0.4307 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.96, -6.88, 46.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.79, -6.47, 32.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 46%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 48% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD075
.text { color: #DFD075; }
.background { background-color: #DFD075; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD075; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 208, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 62%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD075; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 208, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD075; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 208, 117, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD075">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD075">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7785DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD075: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD075
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 #DFD075: ·
How #DFD075 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 #DFD075 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 #DFD075?
#DFD075 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 208, 117). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD075?
#DFD075 is RGB 223, 208, 117 — HSL 52°, 62%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 48%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD075?
Its complement is #7785DF; analogous partners are #DF9D77 and #B9DF77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD075 for text?
Black text on #DFD075 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.