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#DFD262 — Yellow

#DFD262 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DFD262 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.

#DFD262 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 #626FDF; it also sits naturally between #DF9462 and #ADDF62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD262 · RGB 223, 210, 98

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Color values

HEX#DFD262
RGB223, 210, 98
HSL54°, 66%, 63%
HSV54°, 56%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 56%, 13%
XYZ55.68, 62.66, 20.72
Yxy62.66, 0.4004, 0.4506
CIE-Lab83.26, -9.49, 56.12
Hunter Lab79.16, -8.88, 36.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 56% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD262 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD262 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD262

.text { color: #DFD262; }
.background { background-color: #DFD262; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD262; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 210, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD262; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 210, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD262; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 210, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD262">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD262">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD262

#DACB49#D5C430#BEAF27#A59822#90841D#776D18#5D5613#443E0E#2A2709#111003

Tints of #DFD262

#E2D66F#E5DB80#E8DF8D#EAE299#EEE7AA#F0EBB7#F3EEC4#F5F2D0#F9F7E1#FCFAEE

Tones of #DFD262

#D6CC6B#CDC474#C5BD7D#BBB686#B3AF8F#A9A798

Color harmonies

Complementary — #626FDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD262: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD262

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFD262: ·

How #DFD262 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D97DDeuteranopia · #DADB84Tritanopia · #DE9297

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD262 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082
Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Hidden Mosaic
#AA5131 · #E4BB79 · #D4D167 · #A2D43F

Similar colors

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

#E2D365#D8D365#E5C95F#D8C962#D6D85D#D4D167#D9D36D#E9CD5C#E3DE61#D3CD64#E6C96A#E6C767

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD261  ·  #DFD263 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD262?

#DFD262 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 210, 98). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD262?

#DFD262 is RGB 223, 210, 98 — HSL 54°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 56%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD262?

Its complement is #626FDF; analogous partners are #DF9462 and #ADDF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD262 for text?

Black text on #DFD262 has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.