Palettes / Colors / #DFD599

#DFD599 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD599 is a yellow color we call Light Muted 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 #DFD599 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.

#DFD599 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 #9AA5DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB29A and #C7DF9A. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 31% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD599

.text { color: #DFD599; }
.background { background-color: #DFD599; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD599; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 213, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 52%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD599; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 213, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD599; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 213, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD599">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD599">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AA5DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD599: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD599

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 #DFD599 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 #DFD599 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

← #DFD598  ·  #DFD59A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD599?

#DFD599 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 213, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD599?

#DFD599 is RGB 223, 213, 153 — HSL 51°, 52%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 31%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD599?

Its complement is #9AA5DF; analogous partners are #DFB29A and #C7DF9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD599 for text?

Black text on #DFD599 has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.