Palettes / Colors / #DFE49A

#DFE49A — Light Yellow

#DFE49A is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFE49A 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 32% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #DFE49A

.text { color: #DFE49A; }
.background { background-color: #DFE49A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE49A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 228, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 58%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE49A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 228, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE49A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 228, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE49A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE49A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE49A

Tints of #DFE49A

Tones of #DFE49A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F9AE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE49A: #000000.

How #DFE49A 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 #DFE49A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFE499  ·  #DFE49B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE49A?

#DFE49A is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 228, 154). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE49A?

#DFE49A is RGB 223, 228, 154 — HSL 64°, 58%, 75% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 32%, 11%.

What colors go with #DFE49A?

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

Can I use #DFE49A for text?

Black text on #DFE49A has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.