Palettes / Colors / #DFD18B

#DFD18B — Light Yellow

#DFD18B is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFD18B 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 #8B99DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA78B and #C3DF8B. 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 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 38% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DFD18B

.text { color: #DFD18B; }
.background { background-color: #DFD18B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD18B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 57%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD18B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD18B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD18B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD18B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD18B

Tints of #DFD18B

Tones of #DFD18B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B99DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD18B: #000000.

How #DFD18B 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 #DFD18B or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD18A  ·  #DFD18C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD18B?

#DFD18B is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 209, 139). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD18B?

#DFD18B is RGB 223, 209, 139 — HSL 50°, 57%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 38%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD18B?

Its complement is #8B99DF; analogous partners are #DFA78B and #C3DF8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD18B for text?

Black text on #DFD18B has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.