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#DFDB63 — Yellow

#DFDB63 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 #DFDB63 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.

#DFDB63 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 #6267DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9C62 and #A5DF62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDB63 · RGB 223, 219, 99

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Color values

HEX#DFDB63
RGB223, 219, 99
HSL58°, 66%, 63%
HSV58°, 56%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 56%, 13%
XYZ58.02, 67.25, 21.73
Yxy67.25, 0.3947, 0.4575
CIE-Lab85.63, -13.93, 58.35
Hunter Lab82.01, -13.06, 38.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 56% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDB63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDB63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDB63

.text { color: #DFDB63; }
.background { background-color: #DFDB63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDB63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDB63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDB63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDB63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDB63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDB63

#DAD549#D5CF30#BEB927#A5A122#908C1D#777318#5D5B13#44420E#2A2909#111003

Tints of #DFDB63

#E2DE6F#E5E280#E8E58D#EAE799#EEEBAA#F0EEB7#F3F1C4#F5F4D0#F9F8E1#FCFBEE

Tones of #DFDB63

#D6D36B#CDCA74#C5C27D#BBB986#B3B18F#A9A998

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6267DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDB63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDB63

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 #DFDB63: ·

How #DFDB63 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDD80Deuteranopia · #DEDE87Tritanopia · #DF979C

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 #DFDB63 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#E3DE61#E2D365#E1E16A#D8D365#D6D85D#E7E35F#EBD966#D9D36D#DBE156#D9D46F#E6E46D#D6D46D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDB62  ·  #DFDB64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDB63?

#DFDB63 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 99). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDB63?

#DFDB63 is RGB 223, 219, 99 — HSL 58°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 56%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDB63?

Its complement is #6267DF; analogous partners are #DF9C62 and #A5DF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDB63 for text?

Black text on #DFDB63 has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.