Palettes / Colors / #DFE499

#DFE499 — Light Yellow

#DFE499 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFE499 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 #9F9AE4; it also sits naturally between #E4C49A and #BAE49A. 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 60%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE499

.text { color: #DFE499; }
.background { background-color: #DFE499; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE499; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 228, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 58%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE499; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 228, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE499; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 228, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE499">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE499">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F9AE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE499: #000000.

How #DFE499 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 #DFE499 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

← #DFE498  ·  #DFE49A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE499?

#DFE499 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 228, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE499?

#DFE499 is RGB 223, 228, 153 — HSL 64°, 58%, 75% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 33%, 11%.

What colors go with #DFE499?

Its complement is #9F9AE4; analogous partners are #E4C49A and #BAE49A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE499 for text?

Black text on #DFE499 has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.