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#DFDB73 — Light Yellow

#DFDB73 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 #DFDB73 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.

#DFDB73 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 #7275DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA572 and #ACDF72. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDB73 · RGB 223, 219, 115

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Color values

HEX#DFDB73
RGB223, 219, 115
HSL58°, 63%, 66%
HSV58°, 48%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 48%, 13%
XYZ58.86, 67.59, 26.16
Yxy67.59, 0.3857, 0.4429
CIE-Lab85.80, -12.62, 51.18
Hunter Lab82.21, -11.87, 35.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 45%

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 #DFDB73 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDB73 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDB73

.text { color: #DFDB73; }
.background { background-color: #DFDB73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDB73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDB73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDB73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDB73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDB73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDB73

#D9D559#D4CF40#C3BE2C#AAA627#918E21#79751B#605D16#43410F#2A2809#111004

Tints of #DFDB73

#E2DE7E#E5E28B#E7E597#EAE8A4#EDEBB0#F0EEBC#F3F1C9#F6F4D5#F8F8E2#FBFBEE

Tones of #DFDB73

#D7D479#CFCD81#C8C589#C0BE91#B8B799#B0B0A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7275DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDB73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDB73

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 #DFDB73: ·

How #DFDB73 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDD8CDeuteranopia · #DEDE92Tritanopia · #DFA0A4

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 #DFDB73 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby
#3E0F8D · #9564DD · #E4DA72 · #EEEEEE
Royal Ruby Garden
#8D771E · #DFE171 · #637CDE · #CCDAF0
Palette F6f982
#F6F982 · #D9D46F · #FA5862 · #C64272
Crystal Mosaic
#CE6F36 · #E1E16A · #85D952 · #3CCD61
Gentle Voyage
#8EB824 · #D7E371 · #683AD8 · #B6AEE9
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777

Similar colors

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

#E4DA72#DFE171#D9D46F#E1E16A#D7E371#E9D777#DFE17D#D9D36D#E5E577#E8D87B#E6E46D#D6D46D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDB72  ·  #DFDB74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDB73?

#DFDB73 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 115). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDB73?

#DFDB73 is RGB 223, 219, 115 — HSL 58°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 48%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDB73?

Its complement is #7275DF; analogous partners are #DFA572 and #ACDF72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDB73 for text?

Black text on #DFDB73 has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.