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#DFD890 — Light Yellow

#DFD890 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 #DFD890 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.

#DFD890 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 #9097DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB190 and #BEDF90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD890 · RGB 223, 216, 144

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Color values

HEX#DFD890
RGB223, 216, 144
HSL55°, 55%, 72%
HSV55°, 35%, 87%
CMYK0%, 3%, 35%, 13%
XYZ60.02, 66.81, 36.12
Yxy66.81, 0.3683, 0.4100
CIE-Lab85.41, -8.14, 36.40
Hunter Lab81.74, -7.73, 27.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 35% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD890 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD890 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD890

.text { color: #DFD890; }
.background { background-color: #DFD890; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD890; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 216, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 55%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD890; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 216, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD890; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 216, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD890">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD890">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD890

#D7CF75#CFC559#C8BD41#B2A734#968D2C#7B7324#5F591C#474315#2B290D#100F05

Tints of #DFD890

#E1DB98#E5DFA4#E7E2AC#EAE6B8#EDE9C0#EFECC8#F2F0D4#F5F3DB#F8F7E7#FAF9EF

Tones of #DFD890

#D9D496#D3CF9C#CECAA1#C9C6A6#C3C1AC#BDBCB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9097DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD890: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD890

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 #DFD890: ·

How #DFD890 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCA1Deuteranopia · #DCDDA6Tritanopia · #DFAFB2

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD890 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Palette 335c49
#335C49 · #678C40 · #BDBE36 · #E5DD90
Ruby Breeze
#D9D28B · #B2BD7E · #8E9162 · #6A795D
Palette 85603f
#85603F · #9E7540 · #BD9354 · #E3D18A
Palette 36656b
#36656B · #75B06F · #DAD887 · #F0F8A4

Similar colors

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

#DDD894#DDDC92#E5DD90#D9D28B#E3D18A#DAD887#E4D289#E4E18D#DCDC86#EAD68F#E3D885#E5DF88

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD88F  ·  #DFD891 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD890?

#DFD890 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 216, 144). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD890?

#DFD890 is RGB 223, 216, 144 — HSL 55°, 55%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 35%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD890?

Its complement is #9097DF; analogous partners are #DFB190 and #BEDF90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD890 for text?

Black text on #DFD890 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.