Palettes / Colors / #DFD083

#DFD083 — Light Yellow

#DFD083 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 #DFD083 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.

#DFD083 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 #8191DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA081 and #BFDF81. 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 82% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 41% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD083

.text { color: #DFD083; }
.background { background-color: #DFD083; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD083; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 208, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 59%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD083; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 208, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD083; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 208, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD083">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD083">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8191DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD083: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD083

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 #DFD083 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 #DFD083 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

← #DFD082  ·  #DFD084 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD083?

#DFD083 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 208, 131). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD083?

#DFD083 is RGB 223, 208, 131 — HSL 50°, 59%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 41%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD083?

Its complement is #8191DF; analogous partners are #DFA081 and #BFDF81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD083 for text?

Black text on #DFD083 has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.