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#DFDA75 — Light Yellow

#DFDA75 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 #DFDA75 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.

#DFDA75 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 #777CDF; it also sits naturally between #DFA677 and #B0DF77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDA75 · RGB 223, 218, 117

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Color values

HEX#DFDA75
RGB223, 218, 117
HSL57°, 62%, 67%
HSV57°, 48%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 48%, 13%
XYZ58.71, 67.12, 26.69
Yxy67.12, 0.3850, 0.4400
CIE-Lab85.56, -11.94, 49.94
Hunter Lab81.92, -11.24, 34.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 48% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDA75 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDA75 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDA75

.text { color: #DFDA75; }
.background { background-color: #DFDA75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDA75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 62%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDA75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDA75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDA75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDA75">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDA75

#D9D35E#D2CB41#C6BF2F#AEA729#958F23#78731C#5F5B16#464410#29280A#111004

Tints of #DFDA75

#E2DD83#E5E18F#E8E49C#EBE7A8#EEEBB5#EFEDBD#F2F0C9#F5F4D6#F8F7E2#FBFAEE

Tones of #DFDA75

#D7D37E#D0CC86#C8C58D#C2BF94#BAB89C#B2B2A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #777CDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDA75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDA75

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 #DFDA75: ·

How #DFDA75 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDD8DDeuteranopia · #DDDE93Tritanopia · #DFA1A5

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 #DFDA75 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby
#3E0F8D · #9564DD · #E4DA72 · #EEEEEE
Royal Ruby Garden
#8D771E · #DFE171 · #637CDE · #CCDAF0
Palette F6f982
#F6F982 · #D9D46F · #FA5862 · #C64272
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Dusty Summit
#75841F · #DFE17D · #4F38D0 · #D0C9EE
Tranquil Garden
#7B7915 · #E8D87B · #2226C5 · #9F9BE6

Similar colors

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

#E4DA72#DFE171#D9D46F#E9D777#DFE17D#E8D87B#DEE27E#D9D36D#E5E577#D7E371#E1E16A#D6D46D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDA74  ·  #DFDA76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDA75?

#DFDA75 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 218, 117). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDA75?

#DFDA75 is RGB 223, 218, 117 — HSL 57°, 62%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 48%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDA75?

Its complement is #777CDF; analogous partners are #DFA677 and #B0DF77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDA75 for text?

Black text on #DFDA75 has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.