Palettes / Colors / #DFDF5E

#DFDF5E — Yellow

#DFDF5E 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 #DFDF5E 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.

#DFDF5E 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 #5D5DDF; it also sits naturally between #DF9E5D and #9EDF5D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDF5E

.text { color: #DFDF5E; }
.background { background-color: #DFDF5E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDF5E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 67%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDF5E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDF5E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDF5E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDF5E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDF5E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D5DDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDF5E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDF5E

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:

How #DFDF5E looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDF5E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDF5D  ·  #DFDF5F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDF5E?

#DFDF5E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 94). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDF5E?

#DFDF5E is RGB 223, 223, 94 — HSL 60°, 67%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 58%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDF5E?

Its complement is #5D5DDF; analogous partners are #DF9E5D and #9EDF5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDF5E for text?

Black text on #DFDF5E has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.