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#DFD385 — Light Yellow

#DFD385 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DFD385 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.

#DFD385 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 #8692DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA786 and #BEDF86. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD385 · RGB 223, 211, 133

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Color values

HEX#DFD385
RGB223, 211, 133
HSL52°, 58%, 70%
HSV52°, 40%, 87%
CMYK0%, 5%, 40%, 13%
XYZ57.96, 63.97, 31.48
Yxy63.97, 0.3778, 0.4170
CIE-Lab83.95, -6.82, 40.08
Hunter Lab79.98, -6.44, 29.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 40% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD385 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD385 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD385

.text { color: #DFD385; }
.background { background-color: #DFD385; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD385; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 58%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD385; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD385; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD385">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD385">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD385

#D7C96A#D1C052#C9B636#B1A02F#958628#796D20#61571A#443E12#2C280C#100F04

Tints of #DFD385

#E2D792#E4DA9A#E7DFA6#EAE2AE#EDE6BB#F0EAC7#F2EDCF#F5F2DB#F8F5E3#FBF9EF

Tones of #DFD385

#D9CF8C#D2CA93#CCC599#C6C19F#C0BCA5#B9B7AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8692DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD385: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD385

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 #DFD385: ·

How #DFD385 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA98Deuteranopia · #DBDB9CTritanopia · #DEA7AA

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD385 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ember
#E2D483 · #DAC652 · #908028 · #484014
Frozen Meadow
#A8A828 · #E2D582 · #6564DA · #CCCAEE
Tender Canyon
#D6A570 · #E3D885 · #A2C532 · #A4E479
Palette F0f0f0
#F0F0F0 · #213555 · #4F709C · #E5D283
Vivid Ruby Cinder
#DD7896 · #DB6239 · #E4D289 · #BAE46C
Palette 85603f
#85603F · #9E7540 · #BD9354 · #E3D18A

Similar colors

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

#E2D483#E2D582#E3D885#E5D283#E4D289#E3D18A#DAD887#E7D283#D9D28B#E5CD82#DCDC86#D9DA82

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD384  ·  #DFD386 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD385?

#DFD385 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 211, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD385?

#DFD385 is RGB 223, 211, 133 — HSL 52°, 58%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 40%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD385?

Its complement is #8692DF; analogous partners are #DFA786 and #BEDF86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD385 for text?

Black text on #DFD385 has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.