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#DFDF91 — Light Yellow

#DFDF91 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 #DFDF91 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.

#DFDF91 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9090DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB890 and #B8DF90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDF91 · RGB 223, 223, 145

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Color values

HEX#DFDF91
RGB223, 223, 145
HSL60°, 55%, 72%
HSV60°, 35%, 87%
CMYK0%, 0%, 35%, 13%
XYZ61.93, 70.51, 37.13
Yxy70.51, 0.3652, 0.4158
CIE-Lab87.25, -11.55, 38.28
Hunter Lab83.97, -10.98, 29.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDF91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDF91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDF91

.text { color: #DFDF91; }
.background { background-color: #DFDF91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDF91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 55%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDF91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDF91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDF91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDF91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDF91

#D7D775#CFCF59#C8C841#B2B234#96962C#7B7B24#5F5F1C#474715#2B2B0D#101005

Tints of #DFDF91

#E1E198#E5E5A4#E7E7AC#EAEAB8#EDEDC0#EFEFC8#F2F2D4#F5F5DB#F8F8E7#FAFAEF

Tones of #DFDF91

#D9D996#D3D39C#CECEA1#C9C9A6#C3C3AC#BDBDB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9090DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDF91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDF91

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 #DFDF91: ·

How #DFDF91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFA4Deuteranopia · #DFDFA8Tritanopia · #DFB3B6

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDF91 rather than the exact color:

Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Palette 335c49
#335C49 · #678C40 · #BDBE36 · #E5DD90
Golden Petal
#E4E18D · #AFE47C · #25C72E · #2EB782
Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette A3dc9a
#A3DC9A · #DEE791 · #FFF9BD · #FFD6BA
Palette 070739
#070739 · #521477 · #C327AB · #E1E099

Similar colors

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

#DDDC92#E5DD90#E4E18D#DDD894#DEE791#E1E099#E5DF88#E9E294#D8E796#DCDC86#DAD887#DCEC96

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDF90  ·  #DFDF92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDF91?

#DFDF91 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDF91?

#DFDF91 is RGB 223, 223, 145 — HSL 60°, 55%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 35%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDF91?

Its complement is #9090DF; analogous partners are #DFB890 and #B8DF90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDF91 for text?

Black text on #DFDF91 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.