Palettes / Colors / #DFD38E

#DFD38E — Light Yellow

#DFD38E 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 #DFD38E 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.

#DFD38E 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 #909CE0; it also sits naturally between #E0AC90 and #C4E090. 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 83% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 36% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD38E

.text { color: #DFD38E; }
.background { background-color: #DFD38E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD38E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 56%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD38E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD38E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD38E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD38E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #909CE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD38E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD38E

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 #DFD38E 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 #DFD38E 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

← #DFD38D  ·  #DFD38F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD38E?

#DFD38E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 211, 142). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD38E?

#DFD38E is RGB 223, 211, 142 — HSL 51°, 56%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 36%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD38E?

Its complement is #909CE0; analogous partners are #E0AC90 and #C4E090. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD38E for text?

Black text on #DFD38E has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.