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#DFD960 — Yellow

#DFD960 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 #DFD960 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.

#DFD960 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 #6269DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9A62 and #A7DF62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD960 · RGB 223, 217, 96

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Color values

HEX#DFD960
RGB223, 217, 96
HSL57°, 66%, 63%
HSV57°, 57%, 87%
CMYK0%, 3%, 57%, 13%
XYZ57.36, 66.16, 20.81
Yxy66.16, 0.3974, 0.4584
CIE-Lab85.08, -13.16, 59.06
Hunter Lab81.34, -12.32, 38.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 57% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD960 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD960 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD960

.text { color: #DFD960; }
.background { background-color: #DFD960; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD960; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 217, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD960; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 217, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD960; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 217, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD960">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD960">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD960

#DAD249#D5CC30#BEB727#A59F22#908A1D#777218#5D5913#44410E#2A2909#111003

Tints of #DFD960

#E2DC6F#E5E080#E8E38D#EAE699#EEEAAA#F0EDB7#F3F1C4#F5F4D0#F9F8E1#FCFBEE

Tones of #DFD960

#D6D16B#CDC974#C5C17D#BBB886#B3B18F#A9A898

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6269DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD960: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD960

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 #DFD960: ·

How #DFD960 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDC7DDeuteranopia · #DDDD84Tritanopia · #DF9499

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD960 rather than the exact color:

Palette 2f5249
#2F5249 · #437057 · #97B067 · #E3DE61
Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1
Crystal Mosaic
#CE6F36 · #E1E16A · #85D952 · #3CCD61

Similar colors

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

#E3DE61#E2D365#D6D85D#D8D365#E7E35F#E1E16A#DBE156#EBD966#D4D167#D9D36D#E9CD5C#EDE161

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD95F  ·  #DFD961 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD960?

#DFD960 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 217, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD960?

#DFD960 is RGB 223, 217, 96 — HSL 57°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 57%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD960?

Its complement is #6269DF; analogous partners are #DF9A62 and #A7DF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD960 for text?

Black text on #DFD960 has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.