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#DFDB75 — Light Yellow

#DFDB75 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 #DFDB75 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.

#DFDB75 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 #777ADF; it also sits naturally between #DFA777 and #AEDF77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDB75 · RGB 223, 219, 117

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Color values

HEX#DFDB75
RGB223, 219, 117
HSL58°, 62%, 67%
HSV58°, 48%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 48%, 13%
XYZ58.97, 67.64, 26.78
Yxy67.64, 0.3845, 0.4410
CIE-Lab85.82, -12.44, 50.26
Hunter Lab82.24, -11.71, 35.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · 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 #DFDB75 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDB75 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDB75

.text { color: #DFDB75; }
.background { background-color: #DFDB75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDB75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 62%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDB75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDB75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDB75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDB75">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDB75

#D9D55E#D2CE41#C6C12F#AEA929#959123#78751C#5F5D16#464410#29280A#111004

Tints of #DFDB75

#E2DF83#E5E28F#E8E59C#EBE8A8#EEECB5#EFEEBD#F2F1C9#F5F4D6#F8F7E2#FBFBEE

Tones of #DFDB75

#D7D47E#D0CD86#C8C68D#C2C094#BAB99C#B2B2A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #777ADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDB75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDB75

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 #DFDB75: ·

How #DFDB75 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDD8EDeuteranopia · #DEDE94Tritanopia · #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 #DFDB75 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby
#3E0F8D · #9564DD · #E4DA72 · #EEEEEE
Royal Ruby Garden
#8D771E · #DFE171 · #637CDE · #CCDAF0
Dusty Summit
#75841F · #DFE17D · #4F38D0 · #D0C9EE
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Palette F6f982
#F6F982 · #D9D46F · #FA5862 · #C64272
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#DFE17D#E9D777#D9D46F#E8D87B#DEE27E#E5E577#D7E371#E1E16A#D9D36D#E6E46D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDB74  ·  #DFDB76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDB75?

#DFDB75 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 117). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDB75?

#DFDB75 is RGB 223, 219, 117 — HSL 58°, 62%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 48%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDB75?

Its complement is #777ADF; analogous partners are #DFA777 and #AEDF77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDB75 for text?

Black text on #DFDB75 has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.