Palettes / Colors / #DFD57A

#DFD57A — Light Yellow

#DFD57A 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 #DFD57A 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.

#DFD57A 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 #7C86DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA37C and #B7DF7C. 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 84% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 45% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD57A

.text { color: #DFD57A; }
.background { background-color: #DFD57A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD57A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 213, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 61%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD57A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 213, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD57A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 213, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD57A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD57A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C86DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD57A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD57A

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 #DFD57A 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 #DFD57A 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

← #DFD579  ·  #DFD57B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD57A?

#DFD57A is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 213, 122). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD57A?

#DFD57A is RGB 223, 213, 122 — HSL 54°, 61%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 45%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD57A?

Its complement is #7C86DF; analogous partners are #DFA37C and #B7DF7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD57A for text?

Black text on #DFD57A has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.