Palettes / Colors / #DFEAA4
#DFEAA4 — Light Yellow
#DFEAA4 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DFEAA4 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.
#DFEAA4 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AFA4EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD1A4 and #BCEAA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFEAA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 234, 164 |
| HSL | 69°, 62%, 78% |
| HSV | 69°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 30%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.56, 77.21, 46.52 |
| Yxy | 77.21, 0.3498, 0.4058 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.42, -14.71, 32.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.87, -14.10, 26.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 64%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFEAA4
.text { color: #DFEAA4; }
.background { background-color: #DFEAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 234, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 234, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 234, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFEAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEAA4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFEAA4
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFA4EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFEAA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEAA4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFEAA4: ·
How #DFEAA4 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 #DFEAA4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFEAA4?
#DFEAA4 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 234, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEAA4?
#DFEAA4 is RGB 223, 234, 164 — HSL 69°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 30%, 8%.
What colors go with #DFEAA4?
Its complement is #AFA4EA; analogous partners are #EAD1A4 and #BCEAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFEAA4 for text?
Black text on #DFEAA4 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.