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#DFEB75 — Light Yellow

#DFEB75 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DFEB75 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.

#DFEB75 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 #8175EB; it also sits naturally between #EBBC75 and #A4EB75. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEB75 · RGB 223, 235, 117

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Color values

HEX#DFEB75
RGB223, 235, 117
HSL66°, 75%, 69%
HSV66°, 50%, 92%
CMYK5%, 0%, 50%, 8%
XYZ63.35, 76.39, 28.24
Yxy76.39, 0.3771, 0.4548
CIE-Lab90.04, -20.31, 55.29
Hunter Lab87.40, -19.20, 38.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 46%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEB75 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEB75 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEB75

.text { color: #DFEB75; }
.background { background-color: #DFEB75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEB75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 75%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEB75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEB75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEB75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEB75">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEB75

#D9E75A#D2E33B#CCDF20#AFC01B#97A518#7A8613#626B0F#454C0B#2D3107#101203

Tints of #DFEB75

#E2ED82#E4EE8B#E8F098#EBF2A6#EEF4B3#F0F5BC#F3F7C9#F6F9D7#F8FBE0#FBFCED

Tones of #DFEB75

#D8E37D#D2DB85#CBD28E#C4C997#BDC19F#B7B9A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8175EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEB75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEB75

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFEB75: ·

How #DFEB75 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E4E492Deuteranopia · #E4E398Tritanopia · #E0A8AD

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFEB75 rather than the exact color:

Palette E6ee75
#E6EE75 · #DA4949 · #4F1C4C · #0D132A
Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Crimson Ruby Twilight
#DDE87D · #D4E345 · #BFCF26 · #8D991E
Palette 27e1ce
#27E1CE · #EFFFB7 · #D6EC78 · #FF98DA
Vintage Orchard
#B3CB17 · #E8EF72 · #3E25E6 · #B2A0EE
Royal Ruby Garden
#8D771E · #DFE171 · #637CDE · #CCDAF0

Similar colors

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

#E6EE75#E5E577#DDE87D#D6EC78#E8EF72#DFE171#D7E371#E6E46D#DEE27E#DFE17D#D3E971#EBE87A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEB74  ·  #DFEB76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEB75?

#DFEB75 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 235, 117). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEB75?

#DFEB75 is RGB 223, 235, 117 — HSL 66°, 75%, 69% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 50%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEB75?

Its complement is #8175EB; analogous partners are #EBBC75 and #A4EB75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEB75 for text?

Black text on #DFEB75 has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.