Palettes / Colors / #DFDF77

#DFDF77 — Light Yellow

#DFDF77 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFDF77 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 #7777DF; it also sits naturally between #DFAB77 and #ABDF77. 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 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDF77

.text { color: #DFDF77; }
.background { background-color: #DFDF77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDF77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 62%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDF77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDF77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDF77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDF77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7777DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDF77: #000000.

How #DFDF77 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 #DFDF77 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDF77?

#DFDF77 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 119). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDF77?

#DFDF77 is RGB 223, 223, 119 — HSL 60°, 62%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 47%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDF77?

Its complement is #7777DF; analogous partners are #DFAB77 and #ABDF77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDF77 for text?

Black text on #DFDF77 has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.