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#DFEB93 — Light Yellow

#DFEB93 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 #DFEB93 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.

#DFEB93 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 #9F93EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCB93 and #B4EB93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEB93 · RGB 223, 235, 147

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Color values

HEX#DFEB93
RGB223, 235, 147
HSL68°, 69%, 75%
HSV68°, 37%, 92%
CMYK5%, 0%, 37%, 8%
XYZ65.41, 77.21, 39.06
Yxy77.21, 0.3600, 0.4250
CIE-Lab90.42, -17.27, 41.37
Hunter Lab87.87, -16.47, 31.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 58%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEB93 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEB93 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEB93

.text { color: #DFEB93; }
.background { background-color: #DFEB93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEB93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 69%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEB93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEB93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEB93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEB93">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEB93

#D7E675#CEE057#C5DB39#B4CB25#9AAC20#7B8A19#606C14#454E0E#2A2F09#0F1103

Tints of #DFEB93

#E2ED9C#E5EEA5#E7F0AD#EAF2B6#EDF4C3#F0F6CB#F2F7D4#F5F9DD#F7FAE5#FAFCEE

Tones of #DFEB93

#DBE59A#D6DEA0#D1D8A6#CDD2AC#C9CCB3#C4C6B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F93EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEB93: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEB93

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 #DFEB93: ·

How #DFEB93 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4A8Deuteranopia · #E4E3ADTritanopia · #E0B9BD

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFEB93 rather than the exact color:

Golden Summit
#4717CB · #AA72EF · #B9E936 · #DCEC96
Palette A3dc9a
#A3DC9A · #DEE791 · #FFF9BD · #FFD6BA
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Vintage Ruby Dusk
#E7F2BF · #D9EA99 · #C5DF62 · #AED322
Velvet Canyon
#E0A43D · #D8E796 · #97DF7D · #80EB9E
Palette Ddeb9d
#DDEB9D · #A0C878 · #27667B · #143D60

Similar colors

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

#DCEC96#DEE791#E2EF94#D9EA99#D8E796#DDEB9D#DDEB9E#EAEB96#DDF796#E4E18D#E1E099#DBF698

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEB92  ·  #DFEB94 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEB93?

#DFEB93 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 235, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEB93?

#DFEB93 is RGB 223, 235, 147 — HSL 68°, 69%, 75% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 37%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEB93?

Its complement is #9F93EB; analogous partners are #EBCB93 and #B4EB93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEB93 for text?

Black text on #DFEB93 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.