Palettes / Colors / #DFE153

#DFE153 — Yellow

#DFE153 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DFE153 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.

#DFE153 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 #5452E0; it also sits naturally between #E09B52 and #97E052. 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 88% · Blue 33%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE153

.text { color: #DFE153; }
.background { background-color: #DFE153; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE153; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 225, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 70%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE153; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 225, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE153; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 225, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE153">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE153">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE153

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Tones of #DFE153

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5452E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE153: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE153

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 #DFE153 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 #DFE153 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 #DFE153?

#DFE153 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 225, 83). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE153?

#DFE153 is RGB 223, 225, 83 — HSL 61°, 70%, 60% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 63%, 12%.

What colors go with #DFE153?

Its complement is #5452E0; analogous partners are #E09B52 and #97E052. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE153 for text?

Black text on #DFE153 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.