Palettes / Colors / #DFE458

#DFE458 — Yellow

#DFE458 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 #DFE458 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.

#DFE458 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 #5D58E4; it also sits naturally between #E4A358 and #99E458. 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 89% · Blue 35%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE458

.text { color: #DFE458; }
.background { background-color: #DFE458; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE458; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 228, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 72%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE458; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 228, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE458; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 228, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE458">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE458">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE458

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D58E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE458: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE458

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 #DFE458 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 #DFE458 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 #DFE458?

#DFE458 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 228, 88). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE458?

#DFE458 is RGB 223, 228, 88 — HSL 62°, 72%, 62% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 61%, 11%.

What colors go with #DFE458?

Its complement is #5D58E4; analogous partners are #E4A358 and #99E458. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE458 for text?

Black text on #DFE458 has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.