Palettes / Colors / #DFE595

#DFE595 — Light Yellow

#DFE595 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFE595 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 #9B94E5; it also sits naturally between #E5C394 and #B6E594. 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 90% · Blue 58%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE595

.text { color: #DFE595; }
.background { background-color: #DFE595; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE595; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 229, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 61%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE595; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 229, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE595; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 229, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE595">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE595">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B94E5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE595: #000000.

How #DFE595 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 #DFE595 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

← #DFE594  ·  #DFE596 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE595?

#DFE595 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 229, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE595?

#DFE595 is RGB 223, 229, 149 — HSL 65°, 61%, 74% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 35%, 10%.

What colors go with #DFE595?

Its complement is #9B94E5; analogous partners are #E5C394 and #B6E594. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE595 for text?

Black text on #DFE595 has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.