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#DFDF65 — Yellow

#DFDF65 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 #DFDF65 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.

#DFDF65 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 #6767E0; it also sits naturally between #E0A367 and #A3E067. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDF65 · RGB 223, 223, 101

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Color values

HEX#DFDF65
RGB223, 223, 101
HSL60°, 66%, 64%
HSV60°, 55%, 87%
CMYK0%, 0%, 55%, 13%
XYZ59.17, 69.40, 22.59
Yxy69.40, 0.3914, 0.4591
CIE-Lab86.70, -15.76, 58.68
Hunter Lab83.31, -14.80, 39.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDF65 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDF65 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDF65

.text { color: #DFDF65; }
.background { background-color: #DFDF65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDF65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 66%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDF65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDF65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDF65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDF65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDF65

#DBDB4D#D5D534#C3C328#A9A923#90901D#777718#5D5D13#44440E#2A2A09#111103

Tints of #DFDF65

#E2E273#E5E580#E8E891#EBEB9E#EEEEAA#F0F0B7#F3F3C4#F6F6D5#F9F9E1#FCFCEE

Tones of #DFDF65

#D8D86F#CECE78#C6C680#BDBD89#B5B592#ABAB9B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6767E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDF65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDF65

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 #DFDF65: ·

How #DFDF65 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDF83Deuteranopia · #DFDF8ATritanopia · #DF9A9F

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 #DFDF65 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Mosaic
#CE6F36 · #E1E16A · #85D952 · #3CCD61
Palette 2f5249
#2F5249 · #437057 · #97B067 · #E3DE61
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1
Hidden Terrace
#B1991F · #E6E46D · #4A62DF · #A8B4EA
Royal Ruby Garden
#8D771E · #DFE171 · #637CDE · #CCDAF0
Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416

Similar colors

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

#E1E16A#E3DE61#E7E35F#E6E46D#DFE171#E2D365#EBD966#D8D365#D6D85D#EDE161#E4DA72#D7E371

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDF64  ·  #DFDF66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDF65?

#DFDF65 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 101). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDF65?

#DFDF65 is RGB 223, 223, 101 — HSL 60°, 66%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 55%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDF65?

Its complement is #6767E0; analogous partners are #E0A367 and #A3E067. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDF65 for text?

Black text on #DFDF65 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.