Palettes / Colors / #DFDF97

#DFDF97 — Light Muted Yellow

#DFDF97 is a yellow color we call Light Muted 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 #DFDF97 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.

#DFDF97 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 #9696DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBA96 and #BADF96. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDF97

.text { color: #DFDF97; }
.background { background-color: #DFDF97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDF97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 53%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDF97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDF97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDF97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDF97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDF97

Tints of #DFDF97

Tones of #DFDF97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9696DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDF97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDF97

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 #DFDF97 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 #DFDF97 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

← #DFDF96  ·  #DFDF98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDF97?

#DFDF97 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDF97?

#DFDF97 is RGB 223, 223, 151 — HSL 60°, 53%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 32%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDF97?

Its complement is #9696DF; analogous partners are #DFBA96 and #BADF96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDF97 for text?

Black text on #DFDF97 has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.