Palettes / Colors / #DFD764

#DFD764 — Yellow

#DFD764 is a yellow color we call 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 #DFD764 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.

#DFD764 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 #626BDF; it also sits naturally between #DF9862 and #A9DF62. 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 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 55% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD764

.text { color: #DFD764; }
.background { background-color: #DFD764; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD764; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 215, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD764; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 215, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD764; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 215, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD764">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD764">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #626BDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD764: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD764

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 #DFD764 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 #DFD764 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

← #DFD763  ·  #DFD765 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD764?

#DFD764 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 215, 100). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD764?

#DFD764 is RGB 223, 215, 100 — HSL 56°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 55%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD764?

Its complement is #626BDF; analogous partners are #DF9862 and #A9DF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD764 for text?

Black text on #DFD764 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.